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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Joffrion v. Bordelon 14 La. Ann. 618 1859 0 Marriage, property, division of property Louisiana
Branch v. Branch 58 N.C. 268 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Atkinson v. Rogers 14 La. Ann. 633 1859 0 Wills, immovable property, domicile, partnerships Louisiana
State v. Leckie 14 La. Ann. 636 1859 0 Property, taxes, mortgages, seizure, sales, debts, obligations Louisiana
State v. Charles 14 La. Ann. 649 1859 0 Criminal law, appeals, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Estate of Hickman v. Boggus 14 La. Ann. 609 1859 0 Wills, Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 255 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bowman v. McKleroy & Bradford 14 La. Ann. 587 1859 0 Sales, mortgages, fraud, judgments Louisiana
Estate of West v. Estate of Hickman 14 La. Ann. 610 1859 0 Wills, Sales, recovery of enslaved persons. Louisiana
Hurdle v. Richardson 52 N.C. 16 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Jones v. Baird 52 N.C. 152 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Todd v. Dysart 23 Tex. 590 1859 0 Texas
Howerton v. Holt 23 Tex. 51 1859 0 Texas
Jarman v. Ellis 52 N.C. 77 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Wailes v. Daniell 14 La. Ann. 578 1859 0 Wills, sales Louisiana
McDonald v. McDonald 58 N.C. 211 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Windley v. Gaylord 52 N.C. 55 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Trimble v. Miller 24 Tex. 214 1859 0 Texas
Stone v. Marshall 52 N.C. 300 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Fessenden v. Jones 52 N.C. 14 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina