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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Foutelet v. Murrell 9 La. 291 1836 0 Injunction, sales, seizure, successions, property, community property, fraud, mortgages Louisiana
Strawbridge v. Turner 9 La. 213 1836 0 Torts, property, damages, negligence, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Phillis v. Gentin 9 La. 208 1836 0 Freedom suit, damages, sales Louisiana
Casanova's Heirs v. Avegno 9 La. 192 1836 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, successions, privileges, property, community property, sales Louisiana
Berthoud's Heirs v. Unruh 9 La. 180 1836 0 Successions, sales Louisiana
Noirette v. Diggs's Heirs 9 La. 172 1836 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, prescription Louisiana
Gaillard v. Labat 9 La. 17 1835 0 Recission, fraud, redhibition, sales, promissory notes, contracts Louisiana
Berard v. Berard 9 La. 156 1836 0 Freedom suit, property, successions Louisiana
Offutt v. Hendsley 9 La. 1 1835 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, injunction, successions, suretyship, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Glen v. Hodges 9 Johns. 67 1812 0 Action of trespass SC of New York
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Recovery for illegally selling a slave SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Price v. Allen 9 Hum. 703 1849 0 Tennessee
Collomb v. Taylor 9 Hum. 689 1849 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Tompkins 9 Hum. 592 1848 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Crawford 9 Hum. 164 1848 0 Tennessee
Clagett v. Hall 9 G. & J. 80 1837 0 Maryland
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland