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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Succession of Woodward 22 La. Ann. 305 1870 0 Contracts Louisiana
In re the Minors M. M. 22 La. Ann. 253 1870 0 Contracts Louisiana
Finney v. Sanford 41 Ga. 295 1870 0 Estate and slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Roach v. Gunter 44 Ala. 209 1870 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Whitworth v. Carter 43 Miss. 61 1870 0 Disability of married woman to make contracts, emancipation and breach of warranty Mississippi
Brandon v. Hughes 22 La. Ann. 360 1870 0 Property Louisiana
Beverley v. Walden 61 Va. 147 1870 0 Recover of land SC of Appeals VA
James v. Johnson 44 Ala. 629 1870 0 Will & trust Alabama
Baggett v. Beard 43 Miss. 120 1870 0 Suit on bonds for sequestration and injunction in suit to recover property, inlcuding slaves Mississippi
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Ward v. Hudspeth 44 Ala. 215 1870 0 Action regarding purchase of enslaved persons Alabama
Seely v. Blanchard 22 La. Ann. 409 1870 0 Contracts Louisiana
Merritt v. Merle 22 La. Ann. 257 1870 0 Property Louisiana
Wilkinson v. Cook 44 Miss. 367 1870 0 Validity of suit for promissory note given in consideration of slaves later emancipated Mississippi
Stikes v. Swanson 44 Ala. 633 1870 0 Recovery for emancipation Alabama
Bingham v. Waterhouse 32 Tex. 468 1870 0 Texas
Lane v. Partee 41 Ga. 202 1870 0 Trust and Testator Supreme Court of Georgia
Succession of Ross 22 La. Ann. 480 1870 0 "Hire" of slaves Louisiana
Geiselman v. Brown 33 Tex. 323 1870 0 Texas
Whitfield v. Whitfield 44 Miss. 254 1870 0 Detinue suit for personal property, including slaves Mississippi