William v. Reynolds
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Calvert County. Petition for freedom filed on the 5th of May 1856, by negro Lucinda, in behalf of herself and her seven children, William, George, Juliet, John, Charles, Robert and Jane, against the appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Calvert County. Petition for freedom filed on the 5th of May 1856, by negro Lucinda, in behalf of herself and her seven children, William, George, Juliet, John, Charles, Robert and Jane, against the appellee. The petitioners claimed their freedom under the following clause of the will of Betty Reynolds, executed on the 23rd of March, and admitted to probate on the 21st of April 1840: “Hem,.—I give and bequeath unto ray niece, Harriet Reynolds, all the rest and residue of my property, of every kind whatsoever, except my negroes, which I dispose of in the…
1Opinion of the CourtTuck, J.
The correctness of the ruling on the first of the defendant’s prayers is not before us, as he did not appeal. W’e are confined to the points presented by the appeal of the children of Lucinda, against whom the defendant obtained a verdict and judgment; and these arise on the second prayer of the defendant, which the court granted, and on the second of the appellants, which was refused.
The defendant’s second prayer,- as granted, assumes that -none of the petitioners, other than Lucinda, are entitled to freedom, no matter when born, whether before or after their *115mother became free. It is shown…
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