This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1770 |
| Citation: | 1 Md. 348 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Priscilla, Jem, Ignatius, Ben, Rachel, Catharine, William |
| Short Summary: | "There is no difference between the thing and the use, when the first devisee does not take the entire property." |
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| Full name: | John Somerville against Mary Johnson |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |