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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Byrd v. Bowie 5 Mart. (n.s.) 201 1826 0 Promissory notes, obligations, delivery, sales, property, consideration Louisiana
Rogers v. Wilson 1 Minor 407 1826 0 Assault and False Imprisonment Alabama
Simmins v. Parker 4 Mart. (n.s.) 200 1826 0 Sales, warranty, damages, warranty, emancipation, contracts, property Louisiana
Verret's Heirs v. Candolle 4 Mart. (n.s.) 402 1826 0 Privileges, mortgages, successions, property, wills Louisiana
Shepherd v. Percy 4 Mart. (n.s.) 267 1826 0 Sales, property, community property, property, fraud Louisiana
United States v. Calvin 2 D.C. 640 1826 0 Procedure United States
Adams v. Gaynard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 248 1826 0 Petitory action, debts, promissory notes, witness testimony, best evidence rule, subrogation, sales Louisiana
United States v. Williams 3 D.C. 65 1826 0 Aiding and Abedding escase of a female slave. United States
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Recovery for wages SC of New York
Williams v. Horton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 464 1826 0 Successions, property, sales, forced heirs, donations, fraud, contracts Louisiana
Bray v. Cumming 5 Mart. (n.s.) 252 1826 0 Trespass, theft, property, sales, parold evidence, donations, prescription Louisiana
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Brockenbrough 25 Va. 246 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Harris' Tutor v. M'Kee 4 Mart. (n.s.) 485 1826 0 Partition, successions, property Louisiana
Skillman v. Lacy 5 Mart. (n.s.) 50 1826 0 Successions, capacity, mortgages, property, sales, seizure Louisiana
Castleman v. Stone 5 Mart. (n.s.) 282 1826 0 Partnerships, sales, liability, contracts, witness testimony Louisiana
Elliot v. Cox 5 Mart. (n.s.) 285 1826 0 Suretyships, injunction, subrogation, mortgages, privileges, recordation, sales, seizure, property, parol evidence Louisiana
Wells v. Hunter 5 Mart. (n.s.) 119 1826 0 Injunction, property, sales, successions, res judicata, contracts Louisiana
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 Wills & Estates United States
Tanner v. Robert 5 Mart. (n.s.) 255 1826 0 Property, successions, community property, partitions, conflict of laws Louisiana
Bayon v. Towles 5 Mart. (n.s.) 1 1826 0 Promissory notes, sales, recission, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, warranty, mortgages Louisiana