U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1806

Harrison v. Evans

Harrison v. Evans
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided December 15, 1806 · Fitzhugh
11 F. Cas. 648; 1 Cranch 364
Harrison v. Evans

Opinion of the Court

THE COURT, also,

(FITZHUGH, Circuit Judge,

absent,) at the prayer of the defendant’s counsel, instructed the jury, in effect, that if the slave had a written authority from the plaintiff, without limitation of time or place, to seek for a new master, the plaintiff could not recover in this action, although such authority was not shown to the defendant or his agents.

Verdict for plaintiff, $180. New trial refused.

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