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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brooks v. Maltbie 4 Stew. & P. 96 1833 1 Alabama
State v. Seaborn 15 N.C. 305 1833 1 North Carolina
Deslondes v. Wilson 5 La. 397 1833 0 Theft, agency, property, promissory notes Louisiana
West v. Ratledge 15 N.C. 31 1833 1 North Carolina
Shute v. Wade 13 Tenn. 1 1833 1 Tennessee
Arcenaux v. His Creditors 6 La. 6 1833 0 Syndic, debts, property, privileges, sales, seizure, successions, debts, community property Louisiana
Melancon's Widow v. His Executor 6 La. 105 1833 0 Successions, property, community property, debts, wills Louisiana
M'Donough v. Zacharie 5 La. 247 1833 0 Seizure, sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, partition, successions, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Gordon v. Coolidge 10 F. Cas. 779 1833 1 United States
Adams v. Ryder 5 La. 261 1833 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, damages Louisiana
M'Carty v. Montet 6 La. 20 1833 0 Promissory notes, sales, debts Louisiana
Flint v. Cuny 6 La. 67 1833 0 Syndic, debts, property, successions, simulation, privileges, consideration, sales, prescription Louisiana
Sprigg v. Beaman 6 La. 59 1833 0 Mortgages, sales, property, privileges, fraud, debts, hypothecary action, witness testimony, subrogation Louisiana
Armistead v. Bowden 5 La. 263 1833 0 Intervenor, property, sales, delivery, recordation, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Ingham v. Thomas 6 La. 82 1833 0 Debts, privileges, mortgages, recordation, syndic Louisiana
Den ex dem. Paul v. Ward 15 N.C. 247 1833 1 North Carolina
Donavan v. Mooney 5 La. 57 1833 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, warranty, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Swindler v. Peyroux 5 La. 468 1833 0 Successions, mortgages, property, sales, community property, damages, injunction, promissory notes, partnerships, debts Louisiana
Lambeth v. Mayor 6 La. 731 1834 1 Louisiana
Goddard's Heirs v. Urquhart 6 La. 659 1834 0 Promissory notes, successions, property, sales, mortgages, privileges, prescription, conflict of laws Louisiana