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4 D.C. 710

Harris v. Firth

Decided March 15, 1836

Petition for freedom, on the ground that he was brought from Virginia into this county, to reside, contrary to the Maryland Act of 1796, e. 67. The petitioner offered evidence that one Wilkes, was at the head of a company of sportsmen, (gamblers,) who resided in Richmond, in Virginia.

Decided 1836-03-15

The Court(Thruston, J., contra,)

¶1gave the instruction as prayed by Mr. Brent.

¶2And, at the prayer of Mr. Coxe, for the defendant, further instructed them, in effect, that, if Wilkes, being the owner of the petitioner, came to reside here as a sojourner, and while so being a sojourner, brought the petitioner here, and died, and the defendant, since his death, has been prevented by the institution of this suit from carrying the petitioner out of the district, he is not entitled to freedom by reason of his being so brought in.

¶3Verdict for the petitioner.

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