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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Landry v. Klopman 13 La. Ann. 345 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Boulard v. Calhoun 13 La. Ann. 445 1858 0 Torts, damages Louisiana
Julienne v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 599 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Knox v. Payne 13 La. Ann. 361 1858 0 Mortgages, Property title, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, obligations, specific performance Louisiana
Mardis v. Heirs of Mardis 13 La. Ann. 236 1858 0 Wills, property, debts Louisiana
Turner v. Healy 13 La. Ann. 498 1858 0 Slander, title of an enslaved person Louisiana
Heirs of Provost v. Provost 13 La. Ann. 574 1858 0 Wills, property, Louisiana
Johnston v. Johnston 13 La. Ann. 581 1858 0 Property (division of marital) Louisiana
Succession of Hickman 13 La. Ann. 364 1858 0 Mortgages, tutorship Louisiana
State v. White 13 La. Ann. 573 1858 0 Murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Martin v. Boler 13 La. Ann. 369 1858 0 Property, seizure, wills, sales, Louisiana