This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1843 |
| Citation: | 1 Gill 395 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Jeff, Peggy |
| Short Summary: | In a will giving manumission for a slave once they reach a certain age, an executor can expand this term of service for slaves who abscond from service. The forfeiture of freedom and sale of slaves does not cause cause a lapse from the estate when the slaves are designed to pass in the will with language such as "except my slaves." |
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| Full name: | Eliza Jones vs. Richard T. Earle, Executor of Alfred Jones |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |