This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1875 |
| Citation: | 67 Va. 145 |
| Jurisdiction: | SC of Appeals VA |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Used phrase "hired to be employed" for slaves, despite lack of salary. The main issue was regarding whether slaves could have allegiance to a government (US or Confederacy), and the court said no because only human beings could have allegiance... |
| Law type: | Action of debt |
| Full name: | Booker v. Kirkpatrick |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia |