Case Summary

Elizabeth Highland was arrested and jailed upon an accusation of petty larceny. She petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, Highland was released.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Petty larceny

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

St. Louis Law Commissioners' Court, April Term 1856, No. 82

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Missouri

People

• Highland, Elizabeth (bound party)
• Carroll, Charles C. (petitioner)
• Carroll, Charles C. (petitioner attorney)
• Felps, James A. (respondent)
• Felps, James A. (responding party)
• Felps, James A. (holding party)
• Colvin, John W. (judge)
• Cady, Charles F. (authority ordering detention)

• Additional parties

  Thompson, G. (clerk)