This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1884 |
| Citation: | 62 Md. 380 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Action to recover damages for injuries incurred by the defendant's dog. The court found that knowlege "of the negro man in regard to the propensity of the dog was not legally imputable to the defendant; and especially were not the decelrations of the negro man evidence against the defendant." Holding that the son of the defendant had full custody of the dog and therefore the defedants could not be charges. |
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| Full name: | Mary E. Twigg, and Jesse Twigg, her husband vs. Andrew J. Ryland |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |