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State v. Hale |
2 Hawks 582, Supreme Court of North Carolina. (December 01,) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
A battery committed on a slave, no justification, or circumstances attending it, being shewn, is an indictable offence. But every battery on a slave is not indictable, because the person making it may have matter of excuse, or justification, which would be no defence for committing a battery on a free person. Each case of this sort must, in a great... |
1823 |
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Livingston v. Heerman |
9 Mart.(o.s.) 656, Supreme Court of Louisiana. (May 01, 1821) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
Appeal from the court of the first district. [For prior opinion, see 9 Mart. (O. S.) 195.] |
1821 |
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Steel v. Cazeaux |
8 Mart.(o.s.) 318, Supreme Court of Louisiana. (June 01, 1820) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
Appeal from the court of the first district. The petition charged that the plaintiff's slave was beaten and wounded by the defendant's, so that he died; that the defendant's slave was tried therefor, and found guilty. Wherefore the plaintiff claimed the sum of 1200 dollars, the value of said slave. The defendant denied all the allegations in the... |
1820 |
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Alderson v. Bigger's Adm'r |
4 Munf. 528, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. (November 30, 1815) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
1. In detinue for slaves, if the judgment of the Superior Court, reversing that of the County Court, (which was in the plaintiff's favour,) be reversed by the Court of Appeals, and that of the County court affirmed; no action lies to recover the profits of the slaves, accruing between the date of the judgment of the county court, and that of its... |
1815 |
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Meunier v. Duperron |
3 Mart.(o.s.) 285, Supreme Court of Louisiana. (April 01, 1814) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
The plaintiff having, at the instigation of the defendant, arrested a free negro woman, and shipped her off, was prosecuted, found guilty, fined, imprisoned, and condemned to heavy damages. Having suffered the imprisonment, and paid the fine and damages, he brought the present action to compel the plaintiff to indemnify him, or pay his proportion... |
1814 |
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Mccall v. Peachy's Adm'r |
3 Munf. 288, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. (December 10,) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
The Court is of opinion, that the general merits of this cause having been decided by the two former decrees of the Court of Chancery, affirmed, in general, by this Court, it becomes unnecessary, if not improper, to enter, at this time, upon many topics minutely discussed at the bar, as it were de novo; and which course was only rendered... |
1812 |
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Mahoney v. Ashton |
4 H. & McH. 295, General Court of Maryland. (May 01, 1799) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
PETITION for freedom, the petitioner claiming to be descended from a free woman named Ann Joice. 1. The petitioner, at the trial of the issue, by his counsel, produced and offered to read in evidence to the jury the deposition of Ann Hurdle, taken by consent on the the 28th of May 1797. But the defendant, by his counsel, objected to the following... |
1799 |
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White v. Chambers |
2 Bay 70, Constitutional Court of Appeals of South Carolina. (January 01, 1796) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
SPECIAL action on the case, for beating the plaintiff's negro man. It came out in evidence on the trial, that the negro in question, had the care of his master's fishing canoe on Sullivan's island, when the defendant went down to the landing place where it was, and said he would take it, and go out fishing in it. The negro told him he could not... |
1796 |
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Ross v. Pines |
3 Call 568, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. (November 01, 1790) |
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As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
The only question is, whether, on such a certificate as this, the Court ought to grant a new trial. By one party it is contended, that juries ought not to become mere cyphers; and on the other, that it would be extremely inconvenient to give the Court no control over their verdict. This is true; but, if the Court may continue to grant new trials... |
1790 |
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Ross v. Pines |
Wythe 69, High Court of Chancery of Virginia. (October 01, 1789) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 has some negative history but has not been reversed or overruled. |
That the loss to the defendent in the sale of his slaves must be attributed to the plaintiff, his letter addressed to John Davis being the only apparent origin of the report which occasioned that loss; and that the plaintiff, although he is believed not to have designed any injury, ought to make reparation; And the measure of that reparation... |
1789 |
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Carter v. Webb |
Jeff. 123, General Court of Virginia. (May 01, 1772) |
Cases |
As of January 6, 2020 case has not been reversed or overruled. |
The court determined that the slaves should be continued on the plantation till the 25th of December, but that this was solely for the purpose of finishing the crop, and therefore, that Mr. Carter should not pay hire for the services of the slaves at leisure times. And they decreed Mr. Carter entitled to the increased value of the stock. |
1772 |
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