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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Isabella v. Pecot 2 La. Ann. 387 1847 0 Freedom suit, sales, seizure, conflict of laws, warranty, parol evidence, conflict of laws Louisiana
Brewer v. West 2 Tex. 376 1847 0 Action for payment of slave Texas
State v. Dubord 2 La. Ann. 732 1847 0 Larceny, damages, property, criminal law, jury selection, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Olivier v. Blancq 2 La. Ann. 517 1847 0 Promissory notes, privileges, wills, successions, consideration, donations, capacity Louisiana
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Behrnes v. Coxe 2 La. Ann. 472 1847 0 Malicious prosecution, larceny, malice, community property, successions, criminal law, probable cause Louisiana
Dunlap v. Hundly 2 La. Ann. 212 1847 0 Sales, seizure, promissory notes, affidavits, debts, damages, witness testimony, conflict of laws Louisiana
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Hoot v. Sorrell 11 Ala. 386 1847 0 Contract to redeem enslaved persons Alabama
State v. Marley 30 N.C. 48 1847 0 Assault & Battery North Carolina
Jackson v. Culpepper 93 Ga 569 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Morse 2 Tex. 401 1847 0 Will & trust Texas
Fontenot v. Her Husband 2 La. Ann. 780 1847 0 Community property, intervenor, sales, successions, tutorship, partition Louisiana
New Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Webb 2 La. Ann. 526 1847 0 Successions, adminstrators, mortgages, property, privileges Louisiana
Arsene v. Pigneguy 2 La. Ann. 620 1847 0 Freedom suit, domicile, conflict of laws Louisiana
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Gilbert 2 La. Ann. 244 1847 0 Criminal law, rape, confessions, res judicata, statutory interpretation, capital punishment, witness testimony Louisiana
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Purcell v. Wilson 45 Va. 16 1847 0 Writ of right SC of Appeals VA
Falls v. Weissinger 11 Ala. 801 1847 0 Recovery of Debt Alabama