North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Satterfield v Smith, June 1850.

North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Satterfield v Smith, June 1850.

Action for breach of a contract of hiring. Defendant employed the slave at a fishery contrary to the hire agreement, which said that the slave should not be employed at a fishery or on water, but there was no evidence of any actual damage done. Witnesses giving evidence for both sides. Dispute as to...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:
Court records
Fishing
Offenses against property
North Carolina > Perquimans County
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Action for breach of a contract of hiring. Defendant employed the slave at a fishery contrary to the hire agreement, which said that the slave should not be employed at a fishery or on water, but there was no evidence of any actual damage done. Witnesses giving evidence for both sides. Dispute as to whether a verbal statement was given that the slave could be employed at a fishery or on water at the risk of the hirer in variance to the paper documents. It was held that the plaintiff or his agent could make this alteration. There being no damage and no breach of the amended terms, the plaintiff could not recover.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:North Carolina State Archives

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