Scruggs v. Davis
This case is about slaves or slavery
Year
1859
Citation
40 Tenn. 664
Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Court
Tennessee Supreme Court
Law Type
Full Name
William Scruggs v. Ammon L. Davis
Case Overview
Summary
Negligence charged for boat captain allowing captured runaway slave to jump overboard and drown himself
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