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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peyton v. Richards 11 La. Ann. 62 1856 0 Death of enslaved person, negligence, employment law Louisiana
Webb v. Deeson 11 La. Ann. 84 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Hewitt v. Stewart's Executor 11 La. Ann. 100 1856 0 Mortgages, hypothecary action, sales Louisiana
Doty v. Moore 16 Tex. 591 1856 0 Confessions of a slave dispute Texas
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas
Hunter v. General Mutual Insurance 11 La. Ann. 139 1856 0 Warranty, death of enslaved person, insurance policy Louisiana
McCall v. Henderson 11 La. Ann. 209 1856 0 Recission, sales, debts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Griffith v. Frellsen 11 La. Ann. 163 1856 0 Property, simulation, sales Louisiana
Ashford v. Tibbitts 11 La. Ann. 167 1856 0 Mortgages, property, sales, marital property Louisiana
Lucas v. D'Armond 11 La. Ann. 168 1856 0 Creditor's rights, property, successions, simulated sale Louisiana
Dixon v. Chadwick 11 La. Ann. 215 1856 0 Redhibition, slave of enslaved person Louisiana
Hill v. White 11 La. Ann. 170 1856 0 Runaway enslaved person, contracts, dispute of ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Provan v. Percy 11 La. Ann. 179 1856 0 Tutorship, mortgages, property, estates Louisiana
Forbes v. Forbes 11 La. Ann. 326 1856 0 Creditor's rights, marital property, sales Louisiana
Bone v. Sparrow 11 La. Ann. 185 1856 0 Estates, property, successions Louisiana
Heirs of Dupuy v. Dupont 11 La. Ann. 226 1856 0 Sales of enslaved persons, forced heirs Louisiana
Farmers' Bank of Kentucky v. Stevens 11 La. Ann. 189 1856 0 Redhibition, corporations Louisiana
Dunn v. Woodward 11 La. Ann. 265 1856 0 Sales, successions, mortgages Louisiana
City of New Orleans v. Lesseps 11 La. Ann. 251 1856 0 Obligations, taxes, assessment Louisiana
Pratt v. McHatton 11 La. Ann. 260 1856 0 Partnerships, Contracts, leases, debts Louisiana