In the Case of Joshua T. Seal
This text of 1 Del. 347 (In the Case of Joshua T. Seal) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Superior Court of Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
When the case came up for hearing on the return of the summons, it appeared to the court that the petitioner was at large, walking the streets and attending the court as a spectator. He stated that he was at large by the permission of the sheriff. The court refused to go further into the case, and dismissed the petition. Big. 306. The petitioner is not in prison, and cannot be there again, legally, on this process. The sheriff has permitted a voluntary escape, and cannot retake him. The chief justice mentioned Crocker’s case, in Kent, and Mr. Hamilton that of John Lowber, in New-Castle, where the same decision was made.
Petition dismissed.
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