This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 8 Fla. 391 |
| Jurisdiction: | Supreme Court of FL |
| People: | Isaac |
| Short Summary: | For sale of a slave boy. Arguing lack of consideration. "where circumstances of suspicion appear, the holder of a negotiable instrument, taken before due, may be required to prove consideration." |
| Law type: | Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes |
| Full name: | Reason D. Prescott, Appellant, vs. William H. Johnson, Appellee |
| Court: | Florida Supreme Court |