State v. . Patrick
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- State v. . Miller (N.C. 1944)
- Cole v. District Board of School Dist. No. 29 (Okla. 1912)
- Hopkins v. . Bowers (N.C. 1892)
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Opinion of the Court
It is clearly settled that it is evidence in favor of a negro, in a suit for his freedom, that he is generally reputed to be free, and has always acted and passed as a free man. See Jarman v. Humphrey, ante 28, and Brookfield v. Stanton, ante 156. If such evidence be admissible to establish the fact of a negro’s being free, when it is to operate in his favor, *309 it seems to us, that it must equally be so when it is to' operate against him.
That a man’s color may be proved to show that he is a negro, is a proposition too plain to admit of a doubt. State v. Chavers, 5 Jones’ Rep. 11.
Peb Curiam, Judgment affirmed.
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