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Townes v. Birchett, 1841
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1841
Citation:
39 Va. 173
Jurisdiction:
SC of Appeals VA
People:
Law type:
Suit in equity
Full name:
Townes v. Birchett
Court:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Cited by 11 cases:
Phippen v. Durham (1852)
Stebbins v. Niles (1852)
Tazewell's Ex'or v. Whittle's Adm'r (1856)
Robertson v. Wright (1867)
Anding v. Levy (1879)
Shrewsbury v. Tufts (1895)
Cooper v. Upton (1906)
Bagnell Tie & Timber Co. v. Goodrich (1907)
Kohlsaat v. Main Island Creek Coal Co. (1922)
File v. Bsharah (1927)
Otto v. Niles (In re Niles) (1997)