Case Summary

Eliza Duncan was arrested and jailed for unspecified reasons. She petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, the writ was allowed and Duncan released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

St. Louis Law Commissioners' Court, August Term 1854, No. 129

Source material(s)

Case File

Case document transcriptions

• hc.case.mo.0039.001
• hc.case.mo.0039.002
• hc.case.mo.0039.003
• hc.case.mo.0039.004
• hc.case.mo.0039.005

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

• Missouri State Archives-St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)

State

• Missouri

People

• Duncan, Eliza (bound party)
• Duncan, Eliza (petitioner)
• Lawler, William (respondent)
• Lawler, William (responding party)
• Lawler, William (holding party)
• Kribben, Christian (petitioner attorney)
• Delafield, John (petitioner attorney)
• Colvin, John W. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Olshausen, Arthur (notary public)