This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1818 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & J. 315 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | One party believing that they were entitled to trespass and carry away the slaves for sum of rent due upon him. Holding that there was evidence to show that rent was due but not that distress could be made from this rent to entitle the party to trespass, especially when the renter voluntarily offers other property to pay for debts. |
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| Full name: | Benson vs. Anderson |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |