North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Watkins v Hailey, December 1857 [printed].

Action of trespass for an assault and battery committed by the defendant upon a slave belonging to the plaintiff. Award of [dollars] 2 damages and [dollars] 2 costs to the plaintiff. Supreme Court said it was not technically assault and battery, as it was injury to a slave, as property. Defendant al...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Property Punishment Enslaved persons > Social conditions Violence North Carolina > Caswell County
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