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James Rhodes, Plaintiff in error, v. Moses Bell U.S. 397 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0315 and id is 1 raw text is: JANTUARY TERM, -1844. 357 Rhodes v. Bell. case, or instituting, any proceedings in the court below; which laches certainly ought not to produce any result in their favour. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed, and the cause is remanded to the'District Court of the noathem district of Alabama, with leave to the appellants to make the proper parties, and to the new adminis- trator, Benham, to become a party to the suit; and that such other proceedings be had as to law and justice shall appertain. ORDER. This cause came on to be heard on the trans6ript of the record from the District Court of the United States for the northern district. of Alabama, and was argued by counsel. On consideratioti whereof, It is ordered and decreed by this court, tat this appeal be,- and the same is hereby dismissed, and that this- cause be, and the sam6 is hereby remanded to the said District Court, -with leave to the appel- lants to make the proper parties, and to the new administrator, Beb- ham, to become a party to the suit; and that such other proceedings be had therein as to law and justice shall appertain. J as RHODES, PLAInm FF IN ERROR, V. Moszs BELL. The District of Columbia being still governed by the laws of Virginia and Marv land, which were in force anteridr to the cession, it is not lawful for an inha- bitant of Washington county to purchase a slave in Alexandria county, and bring him into Washington county for sale. If he does, the slave will becomei entitled to his freedom. e THis case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United' States for the District of Columbia. in and for the county of Washington. I It was a petition for freedom filed-by Bell. The facts are set forth in the special verdict, which is as follows: .zWe of the jury find that previous to' the year 1837, the petitioner was the slave of a certain Lawrence Hoff, a-resident of Alexandria county, in the District of.Columbia; that in the yeaf 1837 the said Hoff, then owning and possessing the' petitioner as his slave, in the county of Alexandria aforesaid, whereof he contittued to be a resident, did sell and deliver the petitioner to one Little, then 2L

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