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''Prigg v. Pennsylvania'', 41 U.S. 539 (1842). | ''Prigg v. Pennsylvania'', 41 U.S. 539 (1842). | ||
'''Facts''': PA (P) prohibited self-help retrieval of fugitive slaves. A federal law, however, permitted a slave owner to seize a fugitive and present him to federal or | '''Facts''': PA (P) prohibited self-help retrieval of fugitive slaves. A federal law, however, permitted a slave owner to seize a fugitive and present him to federal or stat court. That court, applying the slave-owner’s home state law, would determine whether the fugitive owed labor to the owner. If so, the owner would receive a certificate. Prigg (D), a Maryland slave-owner’s agent, seized a fugitive but was refused a certificate from a state magistrate. D took the slave to Maryland anyway and was then convicted for violating P’s law. D appeals. | ||
'''Issue''': May a state prohibit recovery of slaves in a manner expressly permitted by federal law? | '''Issue''': May a state prohibit recovery of slaves in a manner expressly permitted by federal law? |