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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Julienne v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 599 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
McConeghy v. McCaw 31 Ala. 447 1858 0 Trover Alabama
Brown v. Brown 12 Md. 87 1858 0 Maryland
Wellborn v. Rogers 24 Ga. 558 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Little v. Birdwell 21 Tex. 597 1858 0 Texas
Dial v. Dial 21 Tex. 529 1858 0 Texas
Wynn v. Ely 8 Fla. 232 1858 0 Forcelosure of a Mortgage on Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Tyson v. Mattair 8 Fla. 107 1858 0 Interpossession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Sawyer v. Boyle 21 Tex. 28 1858 0 Texas
Harrington v. Moore 21 Tex. 546 1858 0 Texas
Dunham v. Chatham 21 Tex. 231 1858 0 Texas