This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1852 |
| Citation: | 3 Md. 244 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Action for damages incurred to a boat's cargo alleging that water damages was caused in the voyage rather than by a defect in the vessel. The boating company claiming that they were not negligent, in part because the the boat was captained and crewed by slaves who could not testify in court. The court mentions that the "plaintiff below no doubt labored under disadvantage from the color of the crew which navigated the vessel." The court ruled in favor of the boating company because the boat is presumed seawhorthy until proven otherwise. |
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| Full name: | Charles C. Field and Thomas W. Field, vs. The President and Directors of the Insurance Company of North America |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |