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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Manns v. Givens 34 Va. 689 1836 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Carlin v. Harding 10 La. 223 1836 0 Promissory notes, endorsements, mortgages Louisiana
Brown v. Cobb 10 La. 172 1836 0 Successions, property, community property, sales, debts, partition Louisiana
Berard v. Berard 9 La. 156 1836 0 Freedom suit, property, successions Louisiana
Robertson v. Beavers 3 Port. 385 1836 0 Negligence Against Sheriff for not Making Deed in Execution Alabama
Ory's Syndics v. David 9 La. 59 1836 0 Syndic, property, debts, sales, redhibition, damages, mortgages, recission Louisiana
Simms v. Garrot 21 N.C. 393 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Henry v. Bollar 34 Va. 19 1836 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Handy v. Parkison 10 La. 92 1836 0 Successions, property, community property, privileges, damages, usufruct Louisiana
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jesse 19 N.C. 297 1837 0 Rape North Carolina
Foster's Heirs v. Foster's Administratrix 11 La. 401 1837 0 Recission, sales, fraud, successions, property, community property, promissory notes Louisiana
O'Donogan v. Knox 11 La. 384 1837 0 Successions, community property, property, wills, validity Louisiana
Forest v. Shores 11 La. 416 1837 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, sales, damages, paol evidence Louisiana
Thompson v. Thompson's Heirs 11 La. 324 1837 0 Sells, privileges, mortgages, debts Louisiana
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 Fradulent Contracts/Equity United States
Youngblood v. Flagg 11 La. 337 1837 0 Sales, mortgages, debts, property, seizure, community properyy, recordation, trusts Louisiana
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Newton v. Turpin 8 G. & J. 433 1837 0 0 Maryland