Menard v. Aspasia
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of Missouri. An action of assault and battery was instituted in the circuit court for the county of St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, by Aspasia, a woman of color, to establish her right to freedom.
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Error to the Supreme Court of Missouri. An action of assault and battery was instituted in the circuit court for the county of St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, by Aspasia, a woman of color, to establish her right to freedom. By consent of the pai-ties, and in conformity with the law of that state, the facts were submitted to the determination of the court, without the intervention of a jury. *The evidence, as disclosed in the bill of exceptions, established the following- case : [*506 The mother of Aspasia, the defendant in error, was born a slave, and was held as such by a French…
1Opinion of the Court
McLean, Justice,
delivered the opinion of the court. — This suit was brought into this court from the supreme court of the state of Missouri, by a writ of error. An action for false imprisonment was commenced in the circuit court for the county of St. Louis, by the defendant in error, to establish her freedom. By the consent of counsel, under the statute of Missouri, the facts and law of the case were submitted to the court. The facts, as stated in the bill of exceptions, are these :
The mother of Aspasia was born at Kaskaskia, Illinois, previous to the year 1787, and was held as a slave, from…
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