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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Curry v. Gaulden 17 Ga. 72 1855 0 Bond Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Allen 17 Ga. 81 1855 0 Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Jacobs v. Tricou 17 La. 104 1841 0 Successions, property, community property, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Barriere F. W. C. v. Gladding's Curator 17 La. 144 1841 0 Promissory notes, capacity, property, contracts Louisiana
Capdeviel v. Dodd 17 La. 149 1841 0 Promissory notes, sales, successions, consideration, redhibition, recission, witness testimony Louisiana
Lapice v. Clifton 17 La. 152 1841 0 Property, sales, promissory notes, Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 17 La. 194 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, privileges, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Lawson v. Ripley 17 La. 238 1841 0 Successions, community property, property, debts, partition, sales, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana
Smith v. Bradford 17 La. 263 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, mortgages, privileges, hypothecary action, damages Louisiana
Haralson v. Camp 17 La. 267 1841 0 Successions, employment, property, attorney's fees, damages Louisiana
Canty v. Beal 17 La. 282 1841 0 Partnerships, privileges, damages, contracts Louisiana
Copeland v. Mickie 17 La. 286 1841 0 Partnerships, property, sales, duress, extortion, recission, damages Louisiana
Thibodeaux v. Thomasson 17 La. 353 1841 0 Property, recission, sales, fraud, simulation, promissory notes, contracts Louisiana
Lesseps v. Pontchartrain Railroad 17 La. 361 1841 0 Murder, damages, negligence, torts, contributory negligence Louisiana
Rouanet v. Hunt 17 La. 407 1841 0 Donations, delivery, successions Louisiana