This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1765 |
| Citation: | 1 Md. 227 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Tom |
| Short Summary: | Punished by hanging after being in the custody of the sheriff. Note that Tom pled not guilty and that there is not any mentioned evidence or findings of his guilt in the text. |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Sarah Soaper against Negro Tom |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |