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BELT v. DALBY

1 U.S. 167 (1786)

1 Dall. 167

Pirate, alias BELT versus DALBY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mifflin, for the defendant.

The Attorney General and Lewis argued for the plaintiff.

The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the following sentiments, in the course of an elaborate charge to the jury.

M`KEAN, Chief Justice.

The issue is whether the plaintiff is a freeman or a slave. If the jury think, from the evidence, that the plaintiff's mother was a slave at the time of his birth, according to the laws of Virginia, where he was born; we will point out the legal consequence that flows from the establishment...

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