Source: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Date: 1807-11-01
Jurisdiction: United States
Citation: 5 F. Cas. 18 · 1 Cranch, C. C. 457
Opinion
THE COURT, after some argument, decided (nem. con.) that they had jurisdiction in this case, and being satisfied of the cruelty of her' master, Thomas Davis, ordered the apprentice to be removed, the indentures to be cancelled, and the child to be bound out to George Drinker. See the act of Virginia, 11th December. 1792, c. 95, § 15, p. 174.