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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coulter v. Cresswell 7 La. Ann. 367 1852 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Liza v. Puissant 7 La. Ann. 80 1852 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Booth v. Terrell 18 Ga. 570 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Grayson v. Mayo 2 La. Ann. 927 1847 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, successions, prescription, property, contracts, debts Louisiana
Clark v. Preston 2 La. Ann. 580 1847 0 Successions, community property, sales, wills, debts, promissory notes, testamentary intent Louisiana
Taylor v. Rundell 2 La. Ann. 367 1847 0 Sales, community property, successions, mortgages, promissory notes, hypothecary action, prescription, privileges, capacity Louisiana
Rankin v. Bell 2 La. Ann. 486 1847 0 Petitory action, successions, property, sales, seizure, wills, acquisitive prescription, adverse possession Louisiana
Cole v. Lucas 2 La. Ann. 946 1847 0 Promissory notes, cohabition, domicile, donations, property, sales, mortgages, successions, emancipation, hearsay, power of attorney, fraud, conflict of laws, intervention Louisiana
Lewis v. Thompson 12 Va. 100 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Morrill v. Carr 2 La. Ann. 807 1847 0 Successions, petitory action, sales, property, conflict of laws, agency, fraud Louisiana
Morris v. Covington 2 La. Ann. 259 1847 0 Sales, promissory notes, mortgages, successions, seizure, community property Louisiana
Succession of Guillemin 2 La. Ann. 634 1847 0 Successions, community property, prescription, testamentary dispositions, wills, contracts, conflict of laws, simulation, mortgages Louisiana
Hyams v. Smith 6 La. Ann. 362 1851 0 Privileges, leases, property, contracts Louisiana
Goodwin v. Morgan 1 Stew. 278 1828 0 Detinue for Eleven Enslaved Persons Alabama
Vail v. Bird 6 La. Ann. 223 1851 0 Successions, promissory notes, emancipation, property, donations Louisiana
Wingate v. Wheat 6 La. Ann. 238 1851 0 Successions, property, sales Louisiana
Benjamin v. Davis 6 La. Ann. 472 1851 0 Torts, murder, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Stewart v. Allain 8 La. Ann. 64 1853 0 Mortgages, sales, property, judicial mortgage, simulation Louisiana
Jones v. State 13 La. Ann. 406 1858 0 Emancipation, Louisiana