This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1785 |
| Citation: | 2 Md. 145 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
| People: | Jacob, Judah |
| Short Summary: | Dealing with possession of a slave that the plaintiff contends was held for a sufficient amount of time for adverse possession. Holding that the statute of limitations pertaining to adverse possession does not run when the parties consent to their use. The court makes no opinion on whether the doctrine of legacy as to payment of debts would trump adverse possession rights because they found that adverse possession did not exist in this case. |
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| Full name: | William Ward against Hezekiah Reeder |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |