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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Satterfield v. Spurlock 21 La. Ann. 771 1869 0 Contracts - was later brought again as case #62 above Louisiana
Alston v. Rowles 13 Fla. 117 1869 0 Disputed Land Conveyed to Wife Supreme Court of FL
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Taylor v. Littell 21 La. Ann. 665 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
Sandidge v. Sanderson 21 La. Ann. 757 1869 0 Contracts, post-abolition law Louisiana
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
Heirs of Bedell v. Hayes 21 La. Ann. 643 1869 0 Contracts, secured transactions Louisiana
Wood v. McCranie 21 La. Ann. 557 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
County Commissioners v. King 13 Fla. 451 1869 0 Alleged Takings Clause Violation Supreme Court of FL
Russell v. Shute 25 Ark. 469 1869 0 Judgement for debt for enslaved persons Arkansas
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Darby & Tremoulet v. Fuselier 21 La. Ann. 636 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
Succession of Patin 21 La. Ann. 661 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
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Execution of a Bond Supreme Court of FL
Wooten v. Wilkins 39 Ga. 223 1869 0 Dying declaration - wills appeal Supreme Court of Georgia
Arnold v. Trice 39 Ga. 511 1869 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamilton v. Pleasants 31 Tex. 638 1869 0 Texas