Gilbert v. Ward
10 F. Cas. 348, 4 D.C. 171, 4 Cranch 171
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Gilbert v. Ward, 10 F. Cas. 348, 4 D.C. 171, 4 Cranch 171 (circtddc 1831).
Opinion
was of opinion, that under the 13th section of the Act of Maryland, 1796, e. 67, the manumission is prima, fade valid; and that the defect of age, which by the proviso is to render the manumission ineffectual, must be shown by the party who claims the petitioner as a slave.
Verdict for the petitioner.
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