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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Promissory notes, prescription, property, fraud, simulation, obligations, sales, privileges Louisiana
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, recission, damages Louisiana
Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard 12 La. 1 1838 0 Sales, sequestration, suretyship, capacity, property, community property, debts, contracts Louisiana
Clark v. Christine 12 La. 394 1838 0 Community property, fraud, prescription, contracts Louisiana
Brou v. Kohn 12 La. 102 1838 0 Community property, mortgages, seizure, sales, recordation, debts Louisiana
Reynolds' Tutor v. Reynolds' Administrator 12 La. 617 1838 0 Successions, property, promissory notes, tutorship, capacity, service Louisiana
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Freedom suit, seizure, sales, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
M'Rae's Administratrix v. M'Rae 11 La. 571 1838 0 Successions, property, simulation, sales, capacity, property Louisiana
Denton v. Duplessis 12 La. 83 1838 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, debts, property, seizure, endorsement, assignments Louisiana
Blount v. Syms 12 La. 173 1838 0 Property, successions, contracts, petitory action, community property Louisiana
Parsons v. M'Cracken 36 Va. 177 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Scates v. Wilson & Edmunds 36 Va. 170 1838 1 Virginia
Blanton v. King 3 Miss. 856 1838 1 Mississippi
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 224 1838 1 Virginia
Austin Parker & Co. v. Gordon 23 S.C.L. 270 1838 1 South Carolina
White v. Toncray 36 Va. 128 1838 1 Virginia
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Will & Trust Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 Suit for subtraction of wages District Court, D. Maine