Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1794

State v. Shreve

State v. Shreve
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided September 15, 1794
1 N.J.L. 268
State v. Shreve

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The parental authority to dispose of a child’s services ceases when the latter arrives at the age of twenty-one ; and in this case, the negro, being above that age, is entitled to his freedom.

Negro discharged.

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