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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mary v. Morris 7 La. 135 1834 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, damages, sequestration, conflict of laws, successions, property, manumission Louisiana
Robin v. Castille 7 La. 292 1834 0 Successions, property, mortgages, community property, debts, renunciation Louisiana
Jones v. Hobson 23 Va. 483 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bradford's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 147 1834 0 Revendication, successions, sales, property Louisiana
Benson v. Mathews 7 La. 356 1834 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, seizure, fieri facias Louisiana
Small v. Flint 7 La. 352 1834 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition Louisiana
Hewet & Co. v. Wilson 7 La. 71 1834 0 Theft, liability, damages Louisiana
Liles v. Rhodes 7 La. 87 1834 0 Property, sales, seizure, damages, fieri facias, privileges, debts Louisiana
Patin v. Prejean 7 La. 301 1834 0 Successions, property, sales, seizure, sales, mortgages, community property, debts, fieri facias, contracts Louisiana
Niblett v. White's Heirs 7 La. 253 1834 0 Damages, successions, negligence, loans Louisiana
Flint v. Cuny 7 La. 379 1834 0 Syndic, sales, recission, property, successions, prescription Louisiana
Payne v. Graves 32 Va. 561 1834 1 Virginia
Mulheran's Executors v. Gillespie 12 Wend. 349 1834 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Bowman v. Barron 4 D.C. 450 1834 0 Freedom Petition United States
Dade's Adm'r v. Madison 32 Va. 401 1834 1 Virginia
Hawkins v. Brown 7 La. 417 1834 0 Successions, suretyship, sales, promissory notes, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Hobbs v. Magruder 4 D.C. 429 1834 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Perry v. Maxwell 17 N.C. 488 1834 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kirk v. Glover 5 Stew. & P. 340 1834 0 Recovery of property Alabama
Town of Exeter v. Town of Warwick 1 R.I. 63 1834 0 Rhode Island