Somerset v Stewart
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Somerset v Stewart 98 ER 499 is a judgment of the English Court of King's Bench in 1772, relating to the right of an enslaved person on English soil not to be forcibly removed from the country and sent to Jamaica for sale. Wikipedia
Date decided: June 22, 1772
Ruling court: Court of King's Bench
Citation(s): (1772) 98 ER 499, (1772) 20 State Tr 1, (1772) Lofft 1
Decided: 22 June 1772