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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Thompson's Heirs 11 La. 324 1837 0 Sells, privileges, mortgages, debts Louisiana
Rodriguez v. Vassant 11 La. 165 1837 0 Sequestration, sales, petitory action, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Kemp's Heirs v. Kemp's Executors 11 La. 19 1837 0 Successions, donation, partnerships, debts, privileges, promissory notes, partition Louisiana
Orso v. Orso 11 La. 61 1837 0 Successions, property, community property, promissory notes Louisiana
Thomassin v. Raphael's Executor 11 La. 128 1837 0 Successions, forced heir, legitimacy, filiation, marriage, emancipation Louisiana
Laclotte's Heirs v. Labarre 11 La. 179 1837 0 Successions, legitimacy Louisiana
Lucket v. Lucket 11 La. 241 1837 0 Community property, property, seizure, privileges, sales Louisiana
Conway v. Williams' Administrator 10 La. 568 1837 0 Promissory notes, prescription, sales, witness testimony, debts Louisiana
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Seizure, sales, property, community property, contracts, debts, mortgages, prescription Louisiana
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Sarce v. Dunoyer's Executor 11 La. 220 1837 0 Wills, successions, emancipation Louisiana
Foutelet v. Dugas 11 La. 49 1837 0 Successions, mortgages, injunction, property, community property, sales Louisiana
The Reeside 20 F. Cas. 458 1837 1 United States
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 Trover United States
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 "Municipal Corporations" United States
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina