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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Action against Enslaved Person thief Alabama
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
State v. M'Donald 4 Port. 449 1837 0 Indictment for Conspiraring with an Enslaved Person to Start a Rebellion Alabama
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Wood v. Bruce 9 G. & J. 215 1837 0 Maryland
Mourain v. Beauvais 10 La. 477 1837 0 Attorney's fees, seizure, sales, privileges, injunction, damages Louisiana
Stewart's Curator v. Row 10 La. 530 1837 0 Successions, property, community property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Conway v. Williams' Administrator 10 La. 568 1837 0 Promissory notes, prescription, sales, witness testimony, debts Louisiana
Arnous v. Lesassier 10 La. 592 1837 0 Successions, property, mortgages, recordation, contracts Louisiana
Perkins v. Mayfield 5 Port. 182 1837 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Hall v. Emerson's Curator 11 La. 1 1837 0 Successions, property, sales, debts, privileges, seizure Louisiana
Kemp's Heirs v. Kemp's Executors 11 La. 19 1837 0 Successions, donation, partnerships, debts, privileges, promissory notes, partition Louisiana
Foutelet v. Dugas 11 La. 49 1837 0 Successions, mortgages, injunction, property, community property, sales Louisiana
Rroctor v. Richardson 11 La. 186 1837 0 Sales, property, partnerships, successions, community property, possessory action Louisiana
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Petitory action, donations, sales, seizure, property Louisiana
Michel's Heirs v. Michel's Curator 11 La. 149 1837 0 Successions, sales, property, wills, debts Louisiana
Rodriguez v. Vassant 11 La. 165 1837 0 Sequestration, sales, petitory action, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana