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 Lorde Mansfield decidiu que iria assumir, sem decidir, que James Somerset era de fato uma pessoa jurídica, e emitiu o mandado de habeas corpus, e James foi trazido pelo capitão do navio.