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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garnier v. Poydras 13 La. 177 1839 0 Successions, community property, property, sales, promissory notes, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person, warranty, recission, sales Louisiana
Adams v. Bell 13 La. 555 1839 0 Petitory action, property, syndic Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 13 La. 151 1839 0 Property, sales, removal, fraud, mortgages, damages Louisiana
Lobdell v. Bullitt 13 La. 348 1839 0 Torts, damages, witness testimony, negligence Louisiana
Pavageau, F. M. C. v. His Creditors 13 La. 354 1839 0 Property, syndics, privileges, mortgages, promissory notes Louisiana
Behan v. Hite 14 La. 67 1839 0 Sales, delivery, interrogatories Louisiana
Painpaie v. Martin 14 La. 59 1839 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, promissory notes Louisiana
Escurix v. Daboval 13 La. 87 1839 0 Damages, false imprisonment, seizure, sales, debts, privileges Louisiana
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Sales, recission, succession, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Contribution, property Louisiana
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Damages, seizure, sales, injunction, trespass Louisiana
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Smith, F. W. C. v. Smith 13 La. 441 1839 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, domicil, emancipation Louisiana
Patterson v. Bonner 14 La. 214 1839 0 Damages, injunction, property, sales, promissory notes, contracts, res judicata, privileges Louisiana