Some claim that the English case of ____________ should have been followed and all enslaved people freed because "the precedent had become part of common law."

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Somerset v. Stewart (1772) is a landmark case in which Lord Mansfield ruled that slavery was unsupported by the common law in England, leading to the belief that the case set a precedent that could have been followed to free all enslaved people in jurisdictions recognizing English common law.

Some Claim That the English Case of ____________ Should Have