Case Name: Mima and Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1810-06
Citations: 2 Cranch 3
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mima and Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn.
Judges: (Thruston, J., absent,)
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 3–3

Head Matter:
Mima and Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn.
Alienage is not a cause of challenge of a juror. Challenge for favor is to be tried by ■ the two first jurors who are sworn in the,cause. A freeborn negro is a competent witness in a case of freedom.
Petition for freedom.

Opinion:
The Court
directed twelve jurors to be drawn out of the box, and a list handed to each party.
The Court
(Thruston, J., absent,)
rejected a challenge because a juror was an alien. It was .stated to have been decided early in the existence of this Court, that alienage was no cause of challenge. Four jurors were challenged for cause, and. put aside; until two were sworn, who 'tried whether the four stood indifferent.
The Court admitted a freeborn black to give evidence. There were several bills of exception taken.
Cranch, C. J., was absent during part of the trial.
Verdict for the defendant.
Judgment affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States. 7 Cranch, 290.