Dave v. Houston

Historical collection note: this decision belongs to the earlier Delaware Court of Common Pleas, a colonial civil court abolished in 1831. It is distinct from the modern Court of Common Pleas first established in 1917. Official history: https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-agency-histories/court-of-common-pleas/ ; https://courts.delaware.gov/commonpleas/history.aspx

Per Curiam. Booth, C. J.
It is the opinion of the Court that the notes are not to be received in evidence.

N. B. After a long detail of evidence, the cause was submitted to the Court without argument, who directed a judgment of manumission to be entered, from which the defendant took an appeal.