U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1818

Contee v. Garner

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided December 15, 1818 · Thruston

2 D.C. 162; 6 F. Cas. 361; 2 Cranch 162

Opinion of the Court

The Court (Thruston, J., absent,)

was inclined to think that it ought to have concluded with a verification.

The Court also decided that a slave cannot bind himself, at law, to pay money to his master, even for his freedom.

By consent, the plea was amended, the demurrer withdrawn, and issue joined upon the replication to the plea. Upón the trial, the plaintiff was non-prossed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.