¶1Indictment for an assault and battery on a slave. Ruled, that an indictment for an assault and battery on a slave could be sustained, such having been the decision and practice under chief justice Booth in the Court of Quarter Sessions; and that the rule there adopted would be recognized as the law of this state.State vs. Buckmaster. Kent, October, 1836.
2 Del. 533
State v. Buckmaster
Decided October 5, 1836
Superior Court of Delaware · decided 1836-10-05
Decided 1836-10-05