Harrison v. Evans
11 F. Cas. 648 | U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia | 1806
THE COURT, also,
absent,) at the prayer of the defendant’s counsel, instructed the jury, in effect, that if the slave had a written authority from the plaintiff, without limitation of time or place, to seek for a new master, the plaintiff could not recover in this action, although such authority was not shown to the defendant or his agents.
Verdict for plaintiff, $180. New trial refused.