Handy v. Johnson, 1853
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This case is about slaves or slavery.

Year: 1853
Citation: 5 Md. 450
Jurisdiction: Maryland
People:
Short Summary: Arguing that the dispute arose from the plaintiff's slaves cutting trees on the defenants land. Therefore, the defendant going onto the plaintiff's land was not for violence but to negotiate a compromise. Holding that these circumstances are relevant but that there is no form of evidence to license the party's house in this way.
Law type:
Full name: William J. Handy and Henry J. Tull, vs. Isaac Johnson
Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland

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