This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1819 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & J. 443 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Interpreting and act of 1729 giving debtors the power to sell and convey property so long as the sales are bona fide, acknowledged, and recorded. Here, the plaintiff argues that a sale of slaves made in debt not followd by the act of 1729 is not valid even though the plaintiff is in position. The court held that even if the bill of sale was not made in compliance with the law, possession vests the same interest in the party as if the bill of sale was duly executed. |
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| Full name: | Hambleton's Ex'r. vs. Hayward |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |