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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Nathan v. Gardere 11 La. 262 1837 0 Partnerships, property, promissory notes, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
Burke v. Clarke 11 La. 206 1837 0 Sales, damages, agency, partnerships, theft Louisiana
Sarce v. Dunoyer's Executor 11 La. 220 1837 0 Wills, successions, emancipation Louisiana
Thompson v. Thompson's Heirs 11 La. 324 1837 0 Sells, privileges, mortgages, debts Louisiana
Youngblood v. Flagg 11 La. 337 1837 0 Sales, mortgages, debts, property, seizure, community properyy, recordation, trusts Louisiana
O'Donogan v. Knox 11 La. 384 1837 0 Successions, community property, property, wills, validity Louisiana
Foster's Heirs v. Foster's Administratrix 11 La. 401 1837 0 Recission, sales, fraud, successions, property, community property, promissory notes Louisiana
Forest v. Shores 11 La. 416 1837 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, sales, damages, paol evidence Louisiana
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Den ex dem. Ferebee v. Procter 19 N.C. 439 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 Trover United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 "Municipal Corporations" United States
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Covenant Alabama