This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1848 |
| Citation: | 46 Va. 12 |
| Jurisdiction: | SC of Appeals VA |
| People: | Peter |
| Short Summary: | People were free, but they were illegally detained by ? who knew "of their right to be free." The ct basically said that slaves do not have the same rights as freemen |
| Law type: | Suit for freedom |
| Full name: | Peter & als. v. Hargrave & als. |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia |