Legal Opinion
Wallingsford v. Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 1836PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
35 U.S. 460 (____)
10 Pet. 460
*JOSEPH WALLINGSFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,
v.
SARAH ANN ALLEN, FOR HERSELF AND CHILDREN.
Supreme Court of United States.
The case was argued by Mr. Brent, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr. Dandridge and Mr. Key, for the defendant.
2Opinion of the Court · WayneJustice Wayne
This was a petition in the court below, by the appellees, for freedom; complaining that they were unjustly held and claimed by the *589] *appellant as his slaves. The petitioner gave in evidence a deed of manumission for herself and two children, from one Rachel Wallingsford. Her third child was born after she was manumitted.
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3Cases cited1 opinion
- Shepard v. ShepardNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
4Cited by7 opinions
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- Mills v. RalstonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
- National Nickel Co. v. Nevada Nickel Syndicate, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- Conway v. EllisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1852
- Eltonhead v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1902
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