Case Name: THE STATE v. SHREVE
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1794-09
Citations: 1 N.J.L. 268
Docket Number: 
Parties: THE STATE v. SHREVE.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 268–268

Head Matter:
THE STATE v. SHREVE.
A parent’s authority to dispose of the services of his child ceases when the child arrives at the age of twenty-one.
Habeas corpus to bring up the body of negro James.
It appeared that the mother of the negro had bound or sold the boy until he should be twenty-seven years of age, and that the negro was more than twenty-one years old.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The parental authority to dispose of a child's services ceases when the latter arrives at the age of twenty-one ; and in this case, the negro, being above that age, is entitled to his freedom.
Negro discharged.