Jackson v. Bulloch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was a writ of habeas corpus, before Ch. J. Williams, on the application of Nancy Jackson, by her next friend James Mars, alleging, that she then was, and for a long time had been, illegally confined, by James /S'. Bulloch, then residing in Hartford.
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This was a writ of habeas corpus, before Ch. J. Williams, on the application of Nancy Jackson, by her next friend James Mars, alleging, that she then was, and for a long time had been, illegally confined, by James /S'. Bulloch, then residing in Hartford. The return stated, as the cause of detention, that Nancy was born in the state of Georgia, in the year 1813 ; that by the laws of said state, she is a slave and the property of the defendant, who is a citizen of that state ; that in the month of June, 1835, the defendant came to the state of Connecticut, with a view to a temporary residence…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
The question in this case is, whether Nancy Jackson, the petitioner, can, by the laws of this state; be detained here longer, in a state of slavery ; and it is a question of deep interest to this community, how far our laws tolerate slavery within our limits.
That every human being has a right to liberty, as well as to life and property, and to enjoy the fruit of his own labour ; that slavery is contrary to the principles of natural right and to the great law of love ; that it is founded on injustice and fraud, and can be supported only by the provisions of positive law, are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Buckner v. Finley & Van LearSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Edwards v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1891
- Butler v. HopperU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1806
- Town of Columbia v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1820
- Ex parte SimmonsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1823
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- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. SinchukSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
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