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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
President of the Bank of Newbern v. Pullen 15 N.C. 297 1833 0 Property Interests North Carolina
United States v. Summers 4 D.C. 334 1833 0 Preemptory challenge United States
Langhorne v. Hobson 31 Va. 224 1833 1 Virginia
Barrett v. Wills 31 Va. 114 1833 1 Virginia
Elam v. Keen 31 Va. 333 1833 1 Virginia
Smith v. Henry 19 S.C.L. 16 1833 1 South Carolina
Elder v. Elder's Ex'or 31 Va. 252 1833 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Compton v. Woolfolk 6 La. 272 1833 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, promissory notes Louisiana
Melancon's Widow v. His Executor 6 La. 105 1833 0 Successions, property, community property, debts, wills Louisiana
State v. Seaborn 15 N.C. 305 1833 1 North Carolina
Kelso v. Beaman 6 La. 87 1833 0 Mortgages, property, sales, seizure, bonds, privileges Louisiana
Janin v. Franklin 4 La. 198 1833 0 Recission, sales Louisiana
Ingham v. Thomas 6 La. 82 1833 0 Debts, privileges, mortgages, recordation, syndic Louisiana
Harrison v. Faulk 6 La. 80 1833 0 Sales, property, contracts, promissory notes, fraud Louisiana
Arcenaux v. His Creditors 6 La. 6 1833 0 Syndic, debts, property, privileges, sales, seizure, successions, debts, community property Louisiana
Richardson v. Scott 6 La. 54 1833 0 Possessory action, successions, property Louisiana
M'Carty v. Montet 6 La. 20 1833 0 Promissory notes, sales, debts Louisiana
Testamentary Executor of Lewis v. Casenave 6 La. 437 1834 0 Successions, sales, property, delivery, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 7 La. 143 1834 0 Successions, sales, community property, sequestration, prescription Louisiana