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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ruggles v. Williams 38 Tenn. 141 1858 1 Tennessee
Sandoz v. Ozenne 13 La. Ann. 616 1858 1 Louisiana
Overton v. Williston 31 Pa. 155 1858 1 Pennsylvania
Love v. Berry 22 Tex. 371 1858 1 Texas
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Stille v. Beauchamp 13 La. Ann. 604 1858 0 Suretyship, bonds Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
McClure v. King 13 La. Ann. 141 1858 0 Contracts, damages Louisiana
State v. O'Conner 13 La. Ann. 486 1858 0 Criminal law, selling liquor to an enslaved person Louisiana
John R. Marshall & Co. v. Simpson 13 La. Ann. 437 1858 0 Judgment, securities Louisiana
Clague v. City of New Orleans 13 La. Ann. 275 1858 0 Runaway enslaved person bailment Louisiana
Woods v. Woods 13 La. Ann. 189 1858 0 Heirs, nullity of sale Louisiana
Laycock v. Bird 13 La. Ann. 173 1858 0 Sales, donations in disguise, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Capital punishment, stabbing by enslaved person Louisiana
Owen v. Brown 13 La. Ann. 201 1858 0 Interrogatories, recovery for loss of enslaved person, torts Louisiana