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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Succession of Patin 21 La. Ann. 661 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
Lefevre v. Haydel 21 La. Ann. 663 1869 0 Property, contracts Louisiana
Handy v. Clark 9 Del. 16 1869 0 Ability to recover damages for failed wages when "voluntarily" enslaved; right for her to testify Delaware
Heirs of Bedell v. Hayes 21 La. Ann. 643 1869 0 Contracts, secured transactions Louisiana
Taylor v. Littell 21 La. Ann. 665 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
Oglesby v. Howard 43 Ala. 144 1869 0 Petition for removal of administrator Alabama
Morgan v. Nelson 43 Ala. 586 1869 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Arnold v. Trice 39 Ga. 511 1869 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sandidge v. Sanderson 21 La. Ann. 757 1869 0 Contracts, post-abolition law Louisiana
McWillie v. Martin 25 Ark. 556 1869 0 Challenge to executor actions that included sale of "a negro woman" Arkansas
King v. State 40 Ga. 244 1869 0 Marriage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lassiter v. Wood 63 N.C. 360 1869 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Buie v. Parker 63 N.C. 131 1869 0 Parol gifts ? North Carolina
Sewell v. Cooper 21 La. Ann. 582 1869 0 Secured transactions Louisiana
Succession of Tauzin 21 La. Ann. 536 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
County Commissioners v. King 13 Fla. 451 1869 0 Alleged Takings Clause Violation Supreme Court of FL
Bryan v. Hickson 40 Ga. 405 1869 0 Equity action Georgia
Roundtree v. Baker 52 Ill. 241 1869 0 Illinois
Succession of Mahala Sprowl 21 La. Ann. 544 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
County Commissioners v. Bryson 13 Fla. 281 1869 0 Injunction to Impose a Levy on Property to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL