This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1798 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & McH. 231 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Party asserting property right in "white servants, negroes, and other personal property therein" after the death of the other tenant. Holding that the plainitff is only entitled to the value of the property at the time it was converted and shall not be compensated for the property already used and enjoyed. |
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| Full name: | C. Dorsey's Ex'rs. vs. E. Dorsey's Admr. d. b. n. &c. |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |