This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1823 |
| Citation: | 6 H. & J. 89 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Contract involving the plaintiff agreeing to build a house for the defendant. The parties agreed in paper to the arrangement and the defendant used his own timber and corn and employed his own slaves. The lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiff and the court of appeals ruled in favor of the defendant, with no opinion. |
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| Full name: | Berry vs. Thompson |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |