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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Taylor 11 La. Ann. 430 1856 0 Murder of enslaved persons, evidence Louisiana
Henriette v. Heirs of Barnes 11 La. Ann. 453 1856 0 Legacy rights of enslaved persons, emancipation Louisiana
Kathman v. City of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 457 1856 0 Taces, assessors, property, Louisiana
Eulalie v. Long 11 La. Ann. 463 1856 0 Prescription, manumission, human trafficking Louisiana
State v. Bass 11 La. Ann. 478 1856 0 Criminal law, murder of enslaved person, character evidence Louisiana
Devron v. His Creditors 11 La. Ann. 482 1856 0 Mortgages, creditor's rights, property, sales Louisiana
State v. Wedemeyer 11 La. Ann. 49 1856 0 Criminal law, sales of liquor to enslaved persons Louisiana
Crane v. Allen 11 La. Ann. 493 1856 0 Recovery of enslaved persons, dispute over ownership of enslaved persons, property Louisiana
Crane v. Allen 11 La. Ann. 496 1856 0 Writ of possession, Louisiana
Leverich v. Adams 11 La. Ann. 510 1856 0 Property, seizure, fraud, vendor's privileges Louisiana
Brack v. Wood 11 La. Ann. 512 1856 0 Possessory action, witness identification, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Dorvin v. Wiltz 11 La. Ann. 514 1856 0 Marital property, divorce Louisiana
Mock v. Kennedy 11 La. Ann. 527 1856 0 Redhibition, sales, death of enslaved person Louisiana
Levi v. Penny 11 La. Ann. 539 1856 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, seizure, sequestration, property, tutorship Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 11 La. Ann. 541 1856 0 Wills, management of enslaved persons Louisiana
McMaster v. Stewart 11 La. Ann. 546 1856 0 Curatorship, Dispute over title of enslaved persons, prescription, sales Louisiana
Spears v. Shropshire 11 La. Ann. 559 1856 0 Contracts, marital property Louisiana
Hubnall v. Watt 11 La. Ann. 57 1856 0 Prescription, sales, property Louisiana
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Testaments, manumission, filiation Louisiana
Bryan v. Day 11 La. Ann. 601 1856 0 Securities, bonds, subrogation Louisiana