North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Garrett v Freeman, December 1857 [printed].

The Supreme Court ruled that the master of the slaves was liable for allowing them to negligently set fire to certain log-heaps on his new land, close to a fence in allegedly very dry weather, whereby the fire escaped into the grounds of the plaintiff, causing damage to timber and to a house. Only o...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Enslaved children Court records Land use Offenses against property Slaveholders Timber North Carolina > Bertie County
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