This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1810 |
| Citation: | 3 H. & J. 97 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Hannah, Minta, Benjamin Bannaker |
| Short Summary: | Competency of a freed black person as a witness involving parties that are "white Christians." Affirming the lower court's opinion that a black person cannot testify in a case involving white parties unless a power of attorney as to the witness is produced into evidence. |
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| Full name: | Rusk vs. Sowerwine |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |