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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Grahame v. Harris, Parran & Co. ex rel. Harris 5 G. & J. 489 1833 0 Maryland
Richards v. Vanner 4 Stew. & P. 64 1833 0 Dispute over Covenant Alabama
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 (attempted) sexual assault General Ct. of VA
Livingston v. Bain 10 Wend. 384 1833 0 Breach of contract SC of Judicature of New York
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Sydnor v. Gee 31 Va. 535 1833 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Markham v. Guerrant 31 Va. 279 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Phillips v. Thompson 3 Stew. & P. 369 1833 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Cozzins v. Whitaker 3 Stew. & P. 322 1833 0 Fradulent Representations for the Value of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Morgan v. Elam 12 Tenn. 375 1833 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Williams 4 D.C. 343 1833 0 No Use of Punishement by confinement of labor for offenses that do not specifically call for it. United States
M'Donough v. Zacharie 5 La. 247 1833 0 Seizure, sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, partition, successions, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Melancon's Widow v. His Executor 6 La. 105 1833 0 Successions, property, community property, debts, wills Louisiana
Burnett v. Roberts 15 N.C. 81 1833 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Arnold v. Arnold 17 N.C. 467 1833 0 Contracts North Carolina
Fraser v. Alexander 17 N.C. 348 1833 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Clarke v. Clarke 17 N.C. 407 1833 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Smith v. Barham 17 N.C. 420 1833 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. May 15 N.C. 328 1833 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina