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Sawney v. Carter, 1828
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1828
Citation:
27 Va. 173
Jurisdiction:
SC of Appeals VA
People:
Sawney
Law type:
Suit for freedom
Full name:
Sawney v. Carter
Court:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Cites 2 cases:
Givens v. Manns (1818)
Lewis v. Fullerson (1821)
Cited by 7 cases:
Dempsey v. Lawrence (1821)
Stevenson v. Singleton (1829)
Williams v. Manuel (1843)
Bailey v. Poindexter's Ex'or (1858)
Williamson v. Coalter's Ex'ors (1858)
Shue v. Turk (1859)
First National Bank v. Young (1898)