This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1851 |
| Citation: | 1 Md. 455 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Arguing that under the 1846, that the bill of sale was void due to the buyer's insolvency. Arguing that fradulent intent is necessary to prove fraud in this matter, it is not necessarily true that the party is selling the slaves to defraud the other party if he is doing so for the benefit of creditors. Reversing and remanding the case for admission of parole evidence. |
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| Full name: | Waters vs. Dashiell |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |