This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1816 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & J. 141 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Dispute between property between the heirs at law and the buyers. Holding that the deed may be read in evidence in an act of ejectment. The will to the testator/seller's widow devised slaves to his widow. The opinion of the Court is that a will of personal property should have nothing to do with real estate. |
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| Full name: | E. Massey vs. J. Massey's Lessee; J. Massey's Lessee vs. E. Massey |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |