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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Prevost's Heirs v. Johnson 9 Mart. (o.s.) 123 1820 0 Property, sales, deeds, adverse possession, syndic, taxes, evidence, subrogation, prescription, witness testimony, parol evidence, contracts Louisiana
Knight v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 410 1820 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizure, mortgages, injunction, debts Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Catin v. D'Orgenoy's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Dunn v. Vail 7 Mart. (o.s.) 416 1820 0 Damages, property, community property, fieri facias, seizure, sales Louisiana
Bazzi v. Rose 8 Mart. (o.s.) 149 1820 0 Habeas corpus, criminal law, freedom suit, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Horton v. Hagler's executor 8 N.C. 48 1820 0 Sales North Carolina
Dunn v. Vail 7 Mart. (o.s.) 437 1820 0 Property Louisiana
Tessier v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 411 1820 0 Seizure, injunction, sales, recordation, mortgages Louisiana
Blondeau v. Gales 8 Mart. (o.s.) 313 1820 0 Recission, sales, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, robbery Louisiana
Hicks v. Martin 9 Mart. (o.s.) 47 1820 0 Petitory action, successions, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Harrison v. Rowan 11 F. Cas. 658 1820 1 United States
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Greenhow's Administratrix v. Harris 20 Va. 472 1820 1 Virginia
Inhabitants of Berkley v. Inhabitants of Somerset 16 Mass. 454 1820 0 Assumpsit for expenses Massachusetts
Davis v. Jacquin & Pomerait 5 H. & J. 100 1820 0 Maryland
Burnet & Rigden ex rel. Gilmor v. Courts 5 H. & J. 78 1820 0 Maryland
Gusty v. Diggs 2 D.C. 210 1820 0 Employment United States
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Contract dispute Connecticut