Supreme Court of North Carolina June 5, 1843 (Copeland v. . Parker)

Daniel-, J.

The charge of the judge we think was unexceptionable. The overseer had a right to correct the slave for leaving his work the day before without permission.— But in attempting to perform this duty, as the slave was not in resistance to him, but was only retreating against his orders, he had no right, we think, to use a deadly instrument

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to stop him.