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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Alexandrie v. Saloy 14 La. Ann. 327 1859 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, debts Louisiana
McDermott v. Cannon 14 La. Ann. 313 1859 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Montgomery v. Nash 23 Tex. 157 1859 0 Texas
The Orion 18 F. Cas. 817 1859 0 Condemnation of slave trader District Court, S.D. New York
Brown v. Roberts 14 La. Ann. 259 1859 0 Tutorship, bonds, suretyships Louisiana
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Logan v. Hickman 14 La. Ann. 300 1859 0 Freedom suit, sequestration Louisiana
Tarry v. Brown 34 Ala. 159 1859 0 Trespass Alabama
Fulton's Ex'ors v. Gracey 56 Va. 314 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Fuselier v. Babineau 14 La. Ann. 764 1859 0 Suretyship, Tutorships, Wills Louisiana
Porche v. Moore 14 La. Ann. 241 1859 0 Donation inter vivos, debts, property Louisiana
Parkinson v. State 14 Md. 184 1859 0 Maryland
Hardy v. Voorhies 14 La. Ann. 776 1859 0 Murder, Execution Louisiana
Succession of Woodruff 14 La. Ann. 295 1859 0 Wills, manumission Louisiana
Haynes v. Harbour 14 La. Ann. 237 1859 0 Hypothecary, mortgages, property Louisiana
Underwood v. Lacapère 14 La. Ann. 276 1859 0 Money judgment, redhibition Louisiana
Breaux v. Gallusseaux 14 La. Ann. 233 1859 0 Wills, probate, competency of witnesses Louisiana
State v. Fuller 14 La. Ann. 720 1859 0 Theft, harboring of an enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana