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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Flemming v. Richardson 13 La. Ann. 414 1858 0 Redhibition Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Walker v. Sanchez 13 La. Ann. 505 1858 0 Curatorship, damages, seizure, sales Louisiana
Mackie v. Davis 13 La. Ann. 475 1858 0 Redhibition, sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Boulard v. Calhoun 13 La. Ann. 445 1858 0 Torts, damages Louisiana
Chapman v. Chapman 13 La. Ann. 228 1858 0 Tutorship, property Louisiana
Wootten & Goolsby v. Callahan 26 Ga. 366 1858 0 Deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Knox v. Payne 13 La. Ann. 361 1858 0 Mortgages, Property title, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, obligations, specific performance Louisiana
Thos. Wilson & Co. v. Thos. J. Carson & Co. 12 Md. 54 1858 0 Maryland
Robertson v. Johnston 24 Ga. 102 1858 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Martin v. Boler 13 La. Ann. 369 1858 0 Property, seizure, wills, sales, Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Bigby v. Powell 25 Ga. 244 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Cain v. Bunkley 35 Miss. 119 1858 0 Power of a wife to make a will Mississippi
Montgomery v. Chaney 13 La. Ann. 207 1858 0 Forced heirs, sales, simulated contract, undue influence Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Alston v. Grantham 26 Ga. 374 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Fonte v. Horton 36 Miss. 350 1858 0 Liability of executor for hire of a slave specifically bequeathed Mississippi