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Weaver v. Lapsley, 1868
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1868
Citation:
42 Ala. 601
Jurisdiction:
Alabama
People:
Eliza, Caroline
Law type:
Contract Dispute over Sale of an Enslaved Person
Full name:
Weaver Vs. Lapsley
Court:
Alabama Supreme Court
Cites 3 cases:
Locke's Executor v. Palmer (1855)
Nesbitt v. Pearson's Adm'rs (1859)
Ferdinand v. State (1866)
Cited by 9 cases:
Morris & Blair v. Poillon (1874)
Dudley v. Abner (1875)
Sayre v. Wilson & Ingram (1888)
Wailes v. Howison (1890)
Tufts v. Wynne & Thompson (1891)
Bley v. Lewis (1914)
Erwin v. Nolan (1920)
Spaulding v. Mutual Life Insurance (1920)
Brasher v. First Nat. Bank (1936)