Boyce v. Nancy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Trespass. From the Circuit Court for Jessamine County. Suit for freedom —under an emancipalion, by will, in Maryland. Defence— that the statute of that state permitting emancipations,saves the rights of creditors, and the plt’f tvas sold there under an ex’on to pay a debt of the testator.
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Trespass. From the Circuit Court for Jessamine County. Suit for freedom —under an emancipalion, by will, in Maryland. Defence— that the statute of that state permitting emancipations,saves the rights of creditors, and the plt’f tvas sold there under an ex’on to pay a debt of the testator. Where a right accrued by virtue of an act donein pursuance of a statute of another state, and a ■suit is brought here to enforce the right, the law of that state, as expounded by her courts, will be regarded as the law of the case. The personal representative may sell the slaves of the decedent, if…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Robertson
Judge Ewing took no part in the decision.
Nancy, a colored woman born in the state of Maryland about the year 1795, and claiming to be free in consequence of the last will of Rebecca Ring, proved and established in that state, in the year 1801, brought an action of trespass against Robert Boyce, who had held her as a slave more than twenty years, and, after a protracted trial, obtained a verdict and judgment, from which he has appealed to this Court.
Where a right accrued by virtue of an act donein pursuance of a statute of another state, and a ■suit is brought here to enforce the right, the…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Short v. GalwayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Nancy v. SnellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1838