Case Summary

Maria Summers was arrested and jailed without charge. She petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, Summers was released.

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, October Term 1856, No. 103

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

• Summers, Maria (bound party)
• Summers, Maria (petitioner)
• Lawler, William (respondent)
• Lawler, William (responding party)
• Lawler, William (holding party)

• Additional parties

  Sturdy, John (police officer)

  Williams, Matthew (clerk)

  Taussig, James (notary public)