This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1849 |
| Citation: | 8 Gill 370 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Alleging slander for a letter charging the plaintiff with fradulently charging $300 for the employment of slaves. Sustaining an objection the plaintiff made to a witness in an action of slander. Rejecting the question as a leading question that would have provided proof of the contents of a written paper without admitting it into evidence. Affirming the rejection of the evidence, that questions could not be asked about libel untill there was an attempt to produce the parol evidence. |
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| Full name: | Airheart Winter vs. Joseph S. Donovan; Joseph S. Donovan vs. Airheart Winter |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |