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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Peter 13 La. Ann. 232 1858 0 Criminal law, right to speedy trial Louisiana
Marshall v. Watrigant 13 La. Ann. 619 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Marciacq v. Steamer H. M. Wright 13 La. Ann. 27 1858 0 Recovery of wages for enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
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
Cutliff v. Battle 18 La. Ann. 570 1866 0 Property, Marriage 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
Lynch & Wieman v. McRee 18 La. Ann. 640 1866 0 Price paid over "defective" slave Louisiana
Conrad v. Callery 22 La. Ann. 428 1870 0 Contracts - promissory estoppel Louisiana
Barrow v. Heirs of Bird 22 La. Ann. 407 1870 0 Wills, property Louisiana
Succession of Wilder 22 La. Ann. 219 1870 0 Marriage contract, property Louisiana
Walsh v. Lallande 25 La. Ann. 188 1873 0 Citizenship/Property Louisiana
Lynch v. Heirs of Lynch 23 La. Ann. 242 1871 0 Property/Inheritance Louisiana