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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dees v. Seale 5 La. 688 1850 0 Sales, partition, marital property Louisiana
Matthews v. Wilson 5 La. 691 1850 0 Contracts, sales, property Louisiana
Conant v. Guesnard 5 La. 696 1850 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Arbuckle v. Bouny 5 La. 699 1850 0 Sales, freedom suit, damages Louisiana
Dolliole v. White 5 La. 98 1850 0 Freedom suit, sales Louisiana
Overton v. Archinard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 207 1826 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions, syndic, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Mathurin v. Livaudais 5 Mart. (n.s.) 301 1827 0 Capacity, wills, property, emancipation, trusts, donations Louisiana
Balfour v. Chew 5 Mart. (n.s.) 517 1827 0 Injunction, property, mortgages, seizure, wills, recordation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
Maurin v. Martinez 5 Mart. (o.s.) 432 1818 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, successions, warranty, prescription Louisiana
Augustin v. Cailleau 5 Mart. (o.s.) 464 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, seizure, successions, sequestration, property Louisiana
State v. Edward 5 Mart. (o.s.) 474 1818 0 Libely, sales Louisiana
Cuffy v. Castillon 5 Mart. (o.s.) 494 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, contracts, manumission, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Metayer v. Noret 5 Mart. (o.s.) 566 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, intervenor, evidence, seizure, property, conflict of laws, prescription Louisiana
Holmes v. Patterson 5 Mart. (o.s.) 693 1818 0 Successions, property, sales, contracts, consideration, donations Louisiana
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Marriott v. Badger 5 Md. 306 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi