This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1796 |
| Citation: | 3 Md. 439 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Dealing with a situation where the plaintiff was in the midst of petitioning for freedom when the defendant (his owner) took him by force and continued to hold him in slavery. The trial court heald that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover because he was not discharged until after the proceedings were finalized. The appellate court reversed this decision and the General Court abated because the appellant (original plaintiff) passed away before the opinion. |
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| Full name: | Edward Queen against John Ashton |
| Court: | General Court of Maryland |