This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1799 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & McH. 295 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Joice |
| Short Summary: | Claiming to be descended from a free woman. Confirming a provincial law from 1715 recognizing all imported slaves from England as slaves for their natural lives. |
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| Full name: | Mahoney vs. Ashton |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |