Important Decision
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Title
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Important Decision
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Publisher
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E.P. Walton & Son
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Place
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Montpelier, Vt.
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Date
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11 Jul 1850
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1836-1883
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Description
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From the article, "The suit of John Norris, of Boone county, Kentucky, vs. Leander B. Newton, E. B.. Crocker and seven others, for the recovery of damages for aiding and abetting the escape of slaves, after more than a week's investigation before the Circuit Court of the United States, was determined on Wednesday last in favor of the plaintiff! A verdict of two thousand eight hundred and fifty-six dollars was given by the jury, as the value of the slaves and other damages, against the defendants. The suit has elicited considerable interest, and was decided mainly under a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Prigg, where the Court takes the ground that the owner of a slave has the right, under the constitution and act of Congress, to capture his property in a free State, and take it thence without going before a State court and obtaining a certificate."
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