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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rapp v. Peyroux 13 La. 218 1839 0 Community property, property, sales, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Patterson v. Bonner 14 La. 214 1839 0 Damages, injunction, property, sales, promissory notes, contracts, res judicata, privileges Louisiana
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Sales, recission, damages, redhibition, promissory notes, prescription, evidence Louisiana
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Property, sales, contracts, breach, wills, mortgages, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Garland v. Agee's Adm'r 34 Va. 362 1839 1 Virginia
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Sales, fraud, wills, capacity Louisiana
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Privileges, successions, debts, mortgages, sales, promissory notes, subrogation Louisiana
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Nott v. Botts 13 La. 202 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Garnier v. Poydras 13 La. 177 1839 0 Successions, community property, property, sales, promissory notes, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 13 La. 151 1839 0 Property, sales, removal, fraud, mortgages, damages Louisiana
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Hiriart v. Roses 13 La. 126 1839 0 Sales, fraud, simulation, property, debts, obligations Louisiana
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania