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Ellen Johnson, John Thomas Johnson, Robert Johnson, & Louisa Johnson v. Morris Adler

United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Washington (D.C.)

Claim for Freedom Made

Living Independently

Outcome

Hung Jury December 14, 1849

Jury Discharged November 6, 1852

Verdict for Defendant November 21, 1853

Case Documents

• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Summons of Morris Adler (May 10, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Statement of Facts & Defendant's 1st Bill of Exceptions (December 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler and Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler. Motion for Continuance (December 5, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's 4th Bill of Exceptions (December 11, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's 3rd Bill of Exceptions (December 11, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's Bill of Exceptions (December 12, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions (December 12, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's 2nd Bill of Exceptions (December 12, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler and Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler. Verdict (December 14, 1849)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler and Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's Statement of Facts & 2nd Bill of Exceptions (September 20, 1852)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Agreement to Discharge Jury (November 6, 1852)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions (November 26, 1853)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's Jury Instructions (C) & Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions (November 26, 1853)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Statement of Facts
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Bill of Exceptions
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's Bill of Exceptions
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler and Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Jury Instructions (A)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler and Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler. Qualification to Petitioner's Jury Instructions (B)
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Defendant's Statement of Facts
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Rebuttal
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Jury Instructions
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Jury Instructions
• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Petitioner's Jury Instructions & Defendant's Bill of Exceptions

Related Documents

• Ellen Johnson v. Morris Adler. Minute Book Entry (November 21, 1853)

Related Cases

• Rachel Johnson v. Morris Adler

People

Plaintiff(s):

• Johnson, Ellen
• Johnson, John Thomas
• Johnson, Louisa
• Johnson, Robert

Defendant(s):

• Adler, Morris

Attorney for Plaintiff(s):

• Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887
• Carlisle, James M.

Attorney for Defendant(s):

• Marbury, John

Participants:

• Adams, James
• Adler, Morris
• Barnacle, W. H.
• Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887
• Carlisle, James M.
• Cissell
• Corcoran, George W.
• Cranch, William, 1769-1855
• Dawson, William
• Dunlop, James, 1793-
• Elwell, Francis H.
• Finley
• Garretson, Nimrod
• Henshaw, Joshua L.
• Hudson
• Johnson Rachel
• Johnson, Ellen
• Johnson, John
• Johnson, John Thomas
• Johnson, Louisa
• Johnson, Phoebe
• Johnson, Robert
• Joice, John J.
• Mackall, Brooke
• Magruder
• Magruder, Kitty
• Marbury, John
• Miller, A. W.
• Morsell, James Sewall
• Newton, A. Lewis
• Plumsell, Stephen B.
• Ramsburg, Jacob
• Redin, William
• Rodier, Henry
• Smith, John A.
• Storm, Leonard
• Tolson, John
• Turner, Thomas, Jr.
• Turner, Thomas, Sr.
• Tyler, Trueman
• Wallace, Robert
• Wannall, Charles P.
• Warner

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