This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1835 |
| Citation: | 7 G. & J. 311 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Dealing with testamentary paper professing to cancel a former will, dispose of balance to estate after payment of debt, and directs that none of his slaves should be sold out of state. Holding that the statute of frauds only applies to devises of real estate. Holding that a will may be proven subsequently by parties who witness the signing signaling the legal efficacy of the document. |
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| Full name: | Catharine Deakins vs. Hollis, Adm'r of Hollis |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |