Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ucbvax!decvax!cca!dee From: dee@cca.UUCP (Donald Eastlake) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.misc Subject: Re: Slavery - legal technicalities Message-ID: <4331@cca.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 08:40:35 EDT Article-I.D.: cca.4331 Posted: Sun Sep 29 08:40:35 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 05:48:24 EDT References: <1583@brl-tgr.ARPA> <> Reply-To: dee@cca-unix.arpa.UUCP (Donald Eastlake) Distribution: net Organization: Computer Corp. of America, Cambridge Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.legal:2404 net.misc:8623 I believe that the owner of the mother is the owner of any offspring, at least in the default, as with livestock. Thus if the mother is free, so are the children. Presumably if both parents are slaves of different owners, this could be alterened by contract. -- +1 617-492-8860 Donald E. Eastlake, III ARPA: dee@CCA-UNIX usenet: {decvax,linus}!cca!dee Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com