POWHATAN STEAMBOAT CO. v. APPOMATTOX RAILROAD CO., 65 U.S. 247 (1860)

THE POWHATAN STEAMBOAT COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE APPOMATTOX RAILROAD COMPANY. DECEMBER TERM, 1860. In the code of Virginia, chapter 196, are the following sections, viz: “SEC. 15. If a free person, on a Sabbath day, be found laboring at any trade or calling, or employ his apprentices, servants, or slaves, in labor or […]

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Powhatan Steamboat Co. v. Appomatox R. Co., 65 U.S. 247 (1860)

65 U.S. 247 65 U.S. 247 24 How. 247 16 L.Ed. 682 THE POWHATAN STEAMBOAT COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE APPOMATTOX RAILROAD COMPANY. December Term, 1860 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia. The nature of the case and rulings […]

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