U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1825

Semmes v. Sherburne

Semmes v. Sherburne
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided December 15, 1825
2 D.C. 637
Semmes v. Sherburne

Opinion of the Court

The Court

further instructed the jury, at the prayer of the defendant, that if they should find from the evidence that the plaintiff assented to the taking of the slave to New England, either before or after the defendant took her, and that such slave was lost without any negligence or omission of the defendant, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover.

Verdict for the plaintiff, $360, and judgment.

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