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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shaw v. Grant 13 La. Ann. 52 1858 1 Louisiana
Knox v. Payne 13 La. Ann. 361 1858 0 Mortgages, Property title, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, obligations, specific performance Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Julienne v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 599 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Succession of Hickman 13 La. Ann. 364 1858 0 Mortgages, tutorship Louisiana
State v. White 13 La. Ann. 573 1858 0 Murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Johnston v. Johnston 13 La. Ann. 581 1858 0 Property (division of marital) Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Eagan v. Bell 13 La. Ann. 508 1858 1 Louisiana
Hale v. City of New Orleans 13 La. Ann. 499 1858 1 Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Heirs of Provost v. Provost 13 La. Ann. 574 1858 0 Wills, property, Louisiana
Turner v. Healy 13 La. Ann. 498 1858 0 Slander, title of an enslaved person Louisiana
McAlpine v. Jones 13 La. Ann. 409 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person, sequestration Louisiana
Walker v. Sanchez 13 La. Ann. 505 1858 0 Curatorship, damages, seizure, sales Louisiana
Martin v. Boler 13 La. Ann. 369 1858 0 Property, seizure, wills, sales, Louisiana
King v. Lastrapes 13 La. Ann. 582 1858 1 Louisiana
Marshall v. Watrigant 13 La. Ann. 619 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Belouguet v. Lanata 13 La. Ann. 2 1858 1 Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana