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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ross v. Garlick 10 Rob. 365 1845 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, privileges, leases, damages, contracts Louisiana
Hyde v. Craddick 10 Rob. 387 1845 0 Contracts, fraud, property, simulation, sales, conspiracy, revocatory action Louisiana
Dumas v. Lefebvre 10 Rob. 399 1845 0 Seizure, sales, debts, property, revocatory action, fraud Louisiana
Gustine v. Union Bank 10 Rob. 412 1845 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, property, reconventional demand, suspensive condition, contracts, obligations, suretyship, privileges Louisiana
Grant v. Hurst 10 Rob. 422 1845 0 Sales, property, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Staples v. Bouligny 10 Rob. 424 1845 0 Seizure, writ of fifa, sales Louisiana
Hanna v. Bartlette 10 Rob. 438 1845 0 Contracts, reconventional demand Louisiana
François v. Lobrano 10 Rob. 450 1845 0 Freedom suit, sales, damages Louisiana
Prevost v. Martel 10 Rob. 512 1845 0 Wills, property, legitimacy, emancipation, capacity, successions Louisiana
Haley v. Dubois 10 Rob. 54 1845 0 Sales, mortgages, property Louisiana
Hooper v. Union Bank 10 Rob. 63 1845 0 Mortgages, recordation, property, promissory notes, seizure, privileges Louisiana
Sowell v. Cox 10 Rob. 68 1845 0 Mortgages, community property, promissory notes, sales, seizure, obligations, contracts, privileges Louisiana
Rose v. Mathews 10 Rob. 79 1845 0 Employment law, fraud, reconventional demand Louisiana
Felps v. Commissioners of the Clinton & Port Hudson Rail Road 10 Rob. 89 1845 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, privileges, property, obligations Louisiana
Stiles v. Nelly 10 Serg. & Rawle 366 1823 0 Return of child SC of PA.
Bob v. State 10 Tenn. 173 1826 0 Tennessee
Christmas v. Smith 10 Tex. 123 1853 0 Hire of slaves dispute Texas
Pierson v. Tom 10 Tex. 145 1853 0 Trial of the right of property Texas
Bryan's Adm'rs v. Bridge 10 Tex. 149 1853 0 Levy on slaves Texas
McClenny v. Floyd's Adm'r 10 Tex. 159 1853 0 Creditor dispute Texas