This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1825 |
| Citation: | 6 H. & J. 435 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Apellees stating that they executed a deed for land and slaves with the intention that it should be a mortgage and that the consideration was significantly less than the value of the property. After the other party died, the widow did not give the plaintiffs back the property because she beleived it to be a conveyance. The court held that fraud or original mortgage intent cannot be inferred from one party remaining in possession. Instead, parole evidence may be used to determine the party's original intent. Concluding that an andwer denying the existence of a mistake should be made with the strongest possible proof, including parole evidence. |
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| Full name: | Watkins vs. Stockett's Adm'r. D. B. N. et al. |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |