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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Bruce v. Stone 5 La. 1 1832 0 Sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, fraud, contracts Louisiana
Arnandez v. Lawes 5 La. 127 1850 0 Murder, torts, damages Louisiana
Succession of Langley 5 La. 199 1850 0 Successions, emancipation, property Louisiana
Lowry v. Erwin 5 La. 205 1850 0 Successions, property, adverse possession, sales, fraud Louisiana
Bass v. Balph 5 La. 235 1850 0 Sales, privileges, promissory notes, simulation, mandataries Louisiana
Marcos v. Barcas 5 La. 265 1850 0 Successions, forced heirs, wills Louisiana
Mary v. Brown 5 La. 269 1850 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws Louisiana
Scott v. Featherston 5 La. 306 1850 0 Suretyship, property, mortgages, sales, promissory notes, privileges, subrogation Louisiana
Pemberton v. Zacharie 5 La. 310 1833 0 Promissory notes, obligations, sales, property, debts, contracts, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Rankin v. Stewart 5 La. 357 1850 0 Agency, sales, property, leases Louisiana
Haggerty v. Corri 5 La. 433 1850 0 Sales, possessory action Louisiana
Weingerter v. White 5 La. 487 1850 0 Sales, judicial seizure, fraud, prescription, promissory notes, property Louisiana
Frierson v. Irwin 5 La. 525 1850 0 Property, sales, theft, petitory action, marriage, contracts, recordation, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, usufruct Louisiana
Myers v. Slack 5 La. 53 1833 0 Torts, employment, contracts, negligence Louisiana
Same Case - On an Application for Re-hearing 5 La. 531 1850 0 Property, sales, theft, petitory action, marriage, contracts, recordation, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, usufruct Louisiana
Dupre v. Desmaret 5 La. 591 1850 0 Successions, sales, redhibition Louisiana
Dupre v. Prescott 5 La. 592 1850 0 Successions, sales, redhibition Louisiana
Young v. Young 5 La. 611 1850 0 Successions, marital property Louisiana