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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Betty v. Horton 32 Va. 615 1833 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Sims v. Harrison 31 Va. 346 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Brugh v. Shanks 32 Va. 598 1833 0 Action for fraud and deceit SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Weldon 31 Va. 652 1833 0 Burglary General Ct. of VA
United States v. Summers 4 D.C. 334 1833 0 Preemptory challenge United States
Elder v. Elder's Ex'or 31 Va. 252 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hebert v. Joly 5 La. 50 1833 0 Injunctions, sales, subrogation, mortgages, res judicata, suretyship, fraud, damages Louisiana
Cline v. Caldwell 19 S.C.L. 423 1833 1 South Carolina
Poydras v. Patin 5 La. 324 1833 0 Seizure, sales, property, sales, mortgages, suretyship, injunction Louisiana
Erwin v. Jones 5 La. 344 1833 0 Mortgages, sequestration, privileges, property Louisiana
Jones v. Jones 17 N.C. 387 1833 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Chase v. Smith 5 Vt. 556 1833 1 Vermont
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Den ex dem. Green v. Harman 15 N.C. 158 1833 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Henry 19 S.C.L. 16 1833 1 South Carolina
Barrett v. Wills 31 Va. 114 1833 1 Virginia
Cooper v. Sandford 12 Tenn. 452 1833 1 Tennessee
Baker v. Beasly 12 Tenn. 570 1833 1 Tennessee
Adams v. Ryder 5 La. 261 1833 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, damages Louisiana