Gardner v. Simpson

Decided April 15, 1823

Petition for freedom. Upon the trial, the petitioner’s counsel took a bill of exceptions, which stated that he offered evidence to prove that the petitioner was residing in the city of Washington previous to Christmas, 1821, and continued so to reside till the end of the year 1822. That the defendant was a citizen and resident of Virginia, and knew that the petitioner was so residing in Washington, and made no objection to his so residing.

Decided 1823-04-15

¶1Whereupon,

the Court,

¶2at the prayer of the defendant’s counsel, instructed the jury, that if they should be satisfied by the evidence, that the importation of the petitioner into the county of Washington was with the intent that he should be hired to remain for a limited time only, and not permanently, it was not such an importation as is within the first section of the Act of Maryland of 1796, c. 67. -Verdict for the defendant.

¶3A bill of exceptions was signed and a writ of error taken out, but not prosecuted.