So Lord Mansfield decided that he would assume, without deciding, that James Somerset was indeed a legal person, and he issued the writ of habeus corpus, and James's body was brought in by the captain of the ship.
Então, Lord Mansfield decidiu assumir, sem decidir, que James Somerset era, de facto, uma pessoa jurídica, emitiu o mandado de "habeas corpus" e o capitão do navio trouxe James.