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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Van Horne v. Fonda 5 Johns. Ch. 388 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Bruce v. Stone 5 La. 1 1832 0 Sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, fraud, contracts Louisiana
Johnson v. Municipality No. One 5 La. 100 1850 0 Negligence, municipality liability, runaway enslaved persons Louisiana
O'Blennis v. Corri 5 La. 101 1850 0 Sales, witness competency Louisiana
Dean v. Clarke 5 La. 105 1850 0 Sales, promisorry notes, redhibition, agency, reconvential demand Louisiana
Campbell v. Botts 5 La. 106 1850 0 Sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Bach v. Cornen 5 La. 109 1850 0 Promissory notes, agency, mortgages, partnerships Louisiana
Lyles v. Martin 5 La. 113 1833 0 Contracts, recission, successions, legitimacy, usufruct, property Louisiana
McCarthy v. Lewis 5 La. 115 1850 0 Sales, redhibition, damages Louisiana
Citizens' Bank v. Dugue 5 La. 12 1850 0 Promissory notes, pledges, mortgages, property, sales, obligations, contracts, liability Louisiana
Yates v. Phipps 5 La. 124 1850 0 Judicial seizure, sales, mortgages, property Louisiana
Arnandez v. Lawes 5 La. 127 1850 0 Murder, torts, damages Louisiana
Fuselier v. Fuselier 5 La. 132 1850 0 Successions, sales, property, partition Louisiana
Syndics of Dunbar v. Woods 5 La. 135 1850 0 Promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Wade v. Marshall 5 La. 157 1850 0 Judicial seizure, property, partnerships, sales Louisiana
Bryan v. Dubois 5 La. 17 1850 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, parol evidence Louisiana
Joor v. Sullivan 5 La. 177 1850 0 Judicial seizure, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana