Ringgold v. Barley
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Cross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Kent county. This was a petition for freedom, filed on the 14th of June 1851, by Rebecca Ringgold and her two children, the one four and the other two years of age. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. 1st Exception.
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Cross-Appeals from the Circuit Court for Kent county. This was a petition for freedom, filed on the 14th of June 1851, by Rebecca Ringgold and her two children, the one four and the other two years of age. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. 1st Exception. The petitioners introduced a witness, to prove the declarations of Moneyas to his intention of settling in Missouri, but he gave evidence different from that which they expected, whereupon they called another witness, to prove that the first had during the tiial made a statement to their counsel…
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
The appellants filed their petition in Kent county circuit court, in which they claim their freedom under the act of Assembly of the year 1831, ch. 323, sec. 4. By that act it is *192provided, that it shall not be lawful to import or bring into this State any negro slave, for sale or to reside; and any persan so offending shall forfeit for such offence the negro brought into the State contrary to this act; and suck negro shall be entitled to freedom., &c.
The testimony presents substantially this case: In the year 1832, Money, under whom the appellee claims the negroes, having sold all his…
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