North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Campbell v Staiert, July 1818, 1 [printed].

Staiert's slave cut down some timber on Campbell's land without Campbell's permission, and Campbell sued Staiert for trespass. The jury of the lower court were directed that if the cutting was by command of Staiert, then he was liable, and if it was done on the slave's own initia...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records. Slavery > Law and legislation. Enslaved persons. Enslaved persons > Social conditions. Timber. North Carolina > Cumberland County. Slavery and Agriculture
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