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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Sales, warranty, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Smith, F. W. C. v. Smith 13 La. 441 1839 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, domicil, emancipation Louisiana
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Pearson v. Daniel 22 N.C. 360 1839 0 Trusts North Carolina
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Rapp v. Peyroux 13 La. 218 1839 0 Community property, property, sales, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Patterson v. Bonner 14 La. 214 1839 0 Damages, injunction, property, sales, promissory notes, contracts, res judicata, privileges Louisiana
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Sales, recission, damages, redhibition, promissory notes, prescription, evidence Louisiana
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Property, sales, contracts, breach, wills, mortgages, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Sales, fraud, wills, capacity Louisiana
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Petitory action, property, sales, seizure, prescription, mortgages, syndic, privileges, successions Louisiana
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Walton v. Avery 22 N.C. 405 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Tally v. Tally 22 N.C. 385 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Den on dem. Zollicoffer v. Zollicoffer 20 N.C. 438 1839 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Hales v. Griffin 22 N.C. 425 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina