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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Clarke 2 D.C. 145 1817 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Bayon v. Tricou 5 Mart. (o.s.) 1 1817 0 Property, sales, recission Louisiana
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 Larceny United States
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Runaway slave charged with fornication and bastardy SC of PA.
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Abatement, prescription, res judicata, property, evidence Louisiana
Foster v. Dupre 5 Mart. (o.s.) 6 1817 0 Property, libel, seizure, contracts, assumption, consideration, damages, torts Louisiana
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
Fortier v. M'Donogh 4 Mart. (o.s.) 718 1817 0 Wages, labor, damages, contracts Louisiana
Bayon v. Mollere 4 Mart. (o.s.) 621 1817 0 Petitory action, damages, sales, evidence Louisiana
Cooley v. Lawrence 4 Mart. (o.s.) 639 1817 0 Sales, promissory notes, contracts, debts, evidence, obligations, suretyship, indemnification, privileges Louisiana
Gale v. Davis' heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 645 1817 0 Successions, partition, wills, property, community property, mortgages, sales, damages Louisiana
Trudeau's Ex'r. v. Robinette 4 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1817 0 Successions, emancipation, sales, freedom suit, property, evidence Louisiana
Duncan v. Cevallos' Ex'rs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 571 1817 0 Sales, fraud, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, evidence, witness testimony, recission Louisiana
Stockdale v. Escaut 4 Mart. (o.s.) 564 1817 0 Sales, evidence, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Johnson v. Boon's Heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 380 1816 0 Successions, privileges, debts, legitimacy, property Louisiana
Baron v. Phelan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 88 1816 0 Debts, sales, property, runaway enslaved person, privileges, damages, seizure, mortgages, restitution Louisiana
Inhabitants of Andover v. Inhabitants of Canton 13 Mass. 547 1816 0 Assusmpsit to recover expenses Massachusetts
Roussel v. Dukeylus' Syndics 4 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1816 0 Mortgages, trusts, fraud, sales, promissory notes, contracts, debts Louisiana
White v. Holsten 4 Mart. (o.s.) 471 1816 0 Property, successions, forced heirs, legitimacy, wills, parol evidence, conflict of laws, community property Louisiana