This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1797 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & McH. 43 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Trueman using the settlement of his slaves on the property in order to prove that he was in possession of the land. Holding that possession of real estate only in part does not prevent a recovery for lapse of time and furthermore that this does not break a defense of the right to land through ancestory. |
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| Full name: | Somerville et al. vs. Trueman's Devisees |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |