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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Mouras v. Brewer 17 La. Ann. 82 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Hall v. McLauren 17 La. Ann. 35 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Hannah v. Eggleston 17 La. Ann. 174 1865 0 Will, Slaves as heirs Louisiana
Buel v. New-York Steamer 17 La. 541 1841 0 Runaway enslaved person, sequestration, witness testimony, property, sales, parol evidence Louisiana
Thibodeaux v. Thomasson 17 La. 353 1841 0 Property, recission, sales, fraud, simulation, promissory notes, contracts Louisiana
Lawson v. Ripley 17 La. 238 1841 0 Successions, community property, property, debts, partition, sales, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana
Barriere F. W. C. v. Gladding's Curator 17 La. 144 1841 0 Promissory notes, capacity, property, contracts Louisiana
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hollifield v. Stell 17 Ga. 280 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mitchell v. Wilson 17 F. Cas. 524 1827 1 United States
Minchin v. Docker 17 F. Cas. 437 1806 0 Witness Presumptions United States
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
Lindsay v. Wayland 17 Ark. 385 1856 0 "Defective property" dispute Arkansas
Mooney v. Brinkley 17 Ark. 340 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas