Scott v. Ben
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the judgment of the circuit court for the district of Columbia, sitting at Washington, upon a petition for freedom filed by Negro Ben*, against Sabrett Scott, who claimed the petitioner as' his slaVe.
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ERROR to the judgment of the circuit court for the district of Columbia, sitting at Washington, upon a petition for freedom filed by Negro Ben*, against Sabrett Scott, who claimed the petitioner as' his slaVe. The ground upon which the petitioner claimed his freedom was, that he had been imported into the state of Maryland contrary to the act of assembly of that state, passed in the year, 1783, entitled,An act to prohibit the bringing of' slaves into this state;” by which it is enacted, “ That; it shall not be lawful, after the passing this act, to import or bring into this state, by land or…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the court as follows, viz.
In this case, three opinions were given by the circuit court, to each of which the defendant in that court excepted. These opinions were, in substance,
1. That the master of a slave imported into the state of Maryland, while the act, passed in the year 1783, entitled, ‘‘‘An act to prohibit the bringing' slaves ipto this state,” was in force, could not be admitted to prove the fact that such slave had resided three years, previous to nis importation into Mary-, land;'in some one of the United States, unless lie could show that…
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