This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1834 |
| Citation: | 6 G. & J. 136 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Dinah, Lavinia, Joe |
| Short Summary: | Ruling that all negroes are presumed slaves until proved manumitted. Adding that it is not policy for a slave to be manumitted without going through the proper processes, and anyone who manumits their slave in this way should be prosecuted. |
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| Full name: | John M. Burke vs. Negro Joe |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |