Superior Court of Delaware October 5, 1836 (State v. Buckmaster)

Indictment for an assault and battery on a slave. Ruled, that an indictment for an assault and battery on a slave could be sustained, such having been the decision and practice under chief justice Booth in the Court of Quarter Sessions; and that the rule there adopted would be recognized as the law of this state.State vs. Buckmaster. Kent, October, 1836.