This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 13 Md. 181 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Sam |
| Short Summary: | Steamboat company charged with a $500 fine for transporting a slave without making sure that they had written permission of the owner. Finding that the steamboat company was in control and therefore can be charged of this penalty regardless of adequate precautions or intent. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | State of Maryland vs. The Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Company |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |