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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Westbrook v. Croom 15 N.C. 250 1833 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Heywood v. Covington's Heirs 31 Va. 373 1833 1 Virginia
Southerland v. Webb 15 N.C. 245 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Baker v. Beasly 12 Tenn. 570 1833 1 Tennessee
Seekright on demise of Bramble v. Billups 31 Va. 90 1833 1 Virginia
Wilson v. Munday 5 La. 483 1833 0 Promissory notes, sales, pledges, privileges, mortgages, property, sequestration, seizure Louisiana
Davidson v. Buel 5 La. 491 1833 0 Property, syndic, sales, privileges, seizure Louisiana
Melson v. Doe on demise of Cooper 31 Va. 408 1833 1 Virginia
Swindler v. Peyroux 5 La. 468 1833 0 Successions, mortgages, property, sales, community property, damages, injunction, promissory notes, partnerships, debts Louisiana
M'Donough v. Zacharie 5 La. 247 1833 0 Seizure, sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, partition, successions, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Poydras v. Patin 5 La. 324 1833 0 Seizure, sales, property, sales, mortgages, suretyship, injunction Louisiana
Langhorne v. Hobson 31 Va. 224 1833 1 Virginia
Pemberton v. Zacharie 5 La. 310 1833 0 Promissory notes, obligations, sales, property, debts, contracts, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Lyles v. Martin 5 La. 113 1833 0 Contracts, recission, successions, legitimacy, usufruct, property Louisiana
Barrett v. Wills 31 Va. 114 1833 1 Virginia
Melancon's Widow v. His Executor 6 La. 105 1833 0 Successions, property, community property, debts, wills Louisiana
Smith v. Henry 19 S.C.L. 16 1833 1 South Carolina
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Mayor v. Judah 32 Va. 305 1834 1 Virginia
Everett v. M'Kinney 7 La. 375 1834 0 Successions, property, sales, peremptory exemption Louisiana