Somersett's freedom upheld

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:court gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Somersett's freedom upheld
gptkbp:impact led to the end of slavery in England
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Charles_Stewart
gptkb:James_Somersett
gptkbp:judged_by Somersett was declared free
gptkbp:legal_principle no man can be enslaved in England
gptkbp:precedent influenced future abolitionist movements
gptkbp:significance landmark case in British law
gptkbp:year 1772
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Somersett's_Case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7