This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1831 |
| Citation: | 3 G. & J. 219 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Jerry |
| Short Summary: | Alleging that the defendant charged the plaintiff with forging an illegal instrument assisting the escape of a slave, prejudicing the plaintiff by opening him to civil fines or criminal charges if a slave absconded. The court affirmed that the plaintiff did suffer prejudice as this would open him to criminal prosecution under the Act of 1796. |
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| Full name: | David Arnold vs. George Cost |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |