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Scott v. Negro London U.S. 324 (1806)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0038 and id is 1 raw text is: SUPREME COURT U. S. DIXON'S ZXECUTORS V. RAMSAY'S IXZOUTqORS. Scorr SCOTT v. NEGRO LONDON. V€. NGrxo Lox- DON. If the owner ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Colum. of a slave re- ba, sitting at Alexandria. moving into Virginia, shall take the oath Negro London .brought an action of assault and bat- required by tery against Scott, to try his right to freedom. His claint the actor as- was grounded upon the act of assembly of Virginia, of sembly, with- irn sixty days the 17th December, 1792, P. P. 186 ; the 2dsection of after the re- which is in these words: Slaves which shall hereafter moval of the be brought into this commonwealth, and kept therein one owner, it whole year together, or so long at different times as shall shall prevent the slave from amount to one year, shall be free. gaining his feedom, al- The 3d section imposes a penalty upon every person thoughghe importing slaves contrary to the act. was brought suit by virtue of his-letters testamentary, be can only sue in courts to which the power of those letters ex- tends. It is not, and cannot be denied, that he sues by virtue of his letters testamentary; and consequently, in this particular, he comes within the principle which was decided by the court, in the case of an administra- tor. All rights to personal property ate admitted to be re- gulated by the laws of the country in which the testa- tot lived; but the suits for those rights must be govern- ed by the laws of that country in which the tribunal is placed. No man can sue in the courts of any country, whatever his rights may be, unless in conformity with the rules prescribed by the laws of that country. The court can perceive the inconvenience which may often result from this principle, but it is an inconve- nience for which no remedy is within the reach of this tribunal. Judgment affirmed.

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