Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore city court from a judgment in J v. ° ■ ‘ ‘ • tLat court, on a petition for freedom. The petitioner* (the ^ J 1 » v 7 appellanf,) claimed his freedom under the laws of Pennsylvan^j and, f° support his claim, proved to the jury, that was, in September 1813, the property of Miss Eleanor Davidson, who was the step-daughter of J. Pinkney, and lived, and resided in his family, in Baltimore.
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Appeal from Baltimore city court from a judgment in J v. ° ■ ‘ ‘ • tLat court, on a petition for freedom. The petitioner* (the ^ J 1 » v 7 appellanf,) claimed his freedom under the laws of Pennsylvan^j and, f° support his claim, proved to the jury, that was, in September 1813, the property of Miss Eleanor Davidson, who was the step-daughter of J. Pinkney, and lived, and resided in his family, in Baltimore. That on the of September 1813, Pinkney removedlo Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, where he has resided ever since. That Miss Davidson went with Pinkney to Carlisle, when he moved family there,…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The general court, in the case of Lowe vs. Gist, decided, that a female, at the age of 18 years, could not execute a hill of sale of her slaves (a).
Tiie General Court affirmed the judgment of the Counfcv Court.
A slave carried at to^^níafby'hia owner residing; m andemployed m working; athis stone quar17, theseverai^pejnihcMdS^oone year, such slave is Som^uiidcr8^!^ laws qí Virginia»
Dorsey, J. cited Stewart vs. Oakes, deckled in this court under the laws of Virginia(b).
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dorsey, J.
[After recapitulating the facts, he proceeded:]
The court below gave the two…
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