This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1853 |
| Citation: | 5 Md. 134 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Daniel, John, Henry |
| Short Summary: | Testator devised payments to three slaves apon his death. Two of the slaves intestate, leaving one to receive all the payments due to the three. The court held that the lone remaining slave was only entitled to the payments originally divided to him personally; the outstanding amount due to the other two should go to a safe fund after the death of the others. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Jacob Wilson, vs. John D. Farquharson and others |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |