This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1806 |
| Citation: | 2 H. & J. 356 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Grace |
| Short Summary: | "The limitation over to Ann, during her widowhood, plainly evinces an intention in the testator that she should be benefited by the devise to her, which could not be the case if her interest could not vest until the unrestricted failure of issue of Mary Ann, during the widowhood of Ann--a mere possibility, and too remote to be in the contemplation of the testator." |
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| Full name: | Drury & Bennett vs. Negro Grace |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |