This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1859 |
| Citation: | 14 Md. 64 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | The trial court asking for a stay until expenses incurred from the first petition of freedom, which was dismissed, were paid. Listed expenses included cost of suit, personal expenses, attorney costs, medical costs and the cost of "bringing negroes to court" which totalled to over $375 dollars. Holding that the court's power to enforce these payments were not arbitrary and were within their discretion. |
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| Full name: | Wm. Cecil, Adm'r of Mercy Owens, vs. Negroes Rose and Others |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |