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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
President of the Bank of Louisiana v. Ford 9 La. Ann. 299 1854 0 Judicial sale, property, mortgages Louisiana
President of the Bank of Newbern v. Pullen 15 N.C. 297 1833 0 Property Interests North Carolina
President of the Bank of the United States v. Merle 2 Rob. 117 1842 0 Damages, service, notice Louisiana
President of the Planters Bank v. Calvit 11 Miss. 143 1844 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
President of the Planters Bank v. Watson 9 Rob. 267 1844 0 Prescription, fraud, simulation, promissory notes, property, mortgages Louisiana
President of the State Bank v. Parker 12 N.C. 484 1828 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
President of the Veazie Bank v. Fenno 38 How. Pr. 147 1869 0 Added value to estate due to slaves Court of Appeals of New York
President v. Hodgson 20 Va. 163 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
Presley v. State 30 Tex. 160 1867 0 Texas
Presley v. Stribling 24 Miss. 527 1852 0 Interest in enslaved persons for purpose of payment of debt Mississippi
Presnell v. Landers 40 N.C. 251 1848 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Prestidge v. Pendleton 24 Miss. 80 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons and funds Mississippi
Preston v. Humphreys 5 Rob. 299 1843 0 Sales, successions, wills, property, partnerships, community property Louisiana
Preston v. Zabrisky 2 La. 226 1831 0 Fraud, possessory action, usufruct, eviction Louisiana
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Prevost's Heirs v. Johnson 9 Mart. (o.s.) 123 1820 0 Property, sales, deeds, adverse possession, syndic, taxes, evidence, subrogation, prescription, witness testimony, parol evidence, contracts Louisiana
Prevost v. Martel 10 Rob. 512 1845 0 Wills, property, legitimacy, emancipation, capacity, successions Louisiana
Prevost v. Simeon 4 La. 472 1832 0 Successions, property, partition, sales, suretyship, injunction, fraud Louisiana