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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, recission, damages Louisiana
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Promissory notes, prescription, property, fraud, simulation, obligations, sales, privileges Louisiana
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Freedom suit, seizure, sales, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
M'Rae's Administratrix v. M'Rae 11 La. 571 1838 0 Successions, property, simulation, sales, capacity, property Louisiana
Denton v. Duplessis 12 La. 83 1838 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, debts, property, seizure, endorsement, assignments Louisiana
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 Accounts North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hooper v. Hooper 20 N.C. 150 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Locke v. Armstrong 22 N.C. 147 1838 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Jennings v. Sykes 22 N.C. 151 1838 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McMorine v. Storey 20 N.C. 87 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Bostwick v. Gasquet 11 La. 534 1838 0 Injunction, property, community property, fraud, seizure Louisiana
Mourain v. Devall 12 La. 93 1838 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, seizure, sales, bonds Louisiana
Terrill v. Chambers 12 La. 582 1838 0 Property, damages, successions, sales, adverse possession Louisiana
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Blount v. Syms 12 La. 173 1838 0 Property, successions, contracts, petitory action, community property Louisiana
Reynolds' Tutor v. Reynolds' Administrator 12 La. 617 1838 0 Successions, property, promissory notes, tutorship, capacity, service Louisiana
Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard 12 La. 1 1838 0 Sales, sequestration, suretyship, capacity, property, community property, debts, contracts Louisiana
Taylor v. Penrose 12 La. 137 1838 0 Contracts, sequestration, conditional sale, recission Louisiana