This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1836 |
| Citation: | 8 G. & J. 209 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Jacob Hill |
| Short Summary: | Controversy over legal title of a slave boy. The plaintiff offered testimony of the existence of promissory notes and respective notes for the transaction into evidence without actually submitting these documents themselves. Holding that this evidence, having no objection at trial level, was admissible because failure to object is considered consent of the party and from there the testimony operates the same as the documents themselves. |
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| Full name: | Samuel Marfield vs. James Davidson |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |