Semmes v. Sherburne

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

Semmes v. Sherburne

2 D.C. 637

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedDecember 15, 1825

StatusPublished

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Semmes v. Sherburne, 2 D.C. 637 (circtddc 1825).

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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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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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2 D.C. 637, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/semmes-v-sherburne-circtddc-1825.