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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Ellison v. Woody 20 Va. 368 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miller ex rel. Miller v. Harwell 7 N.C. 194 1819 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Inhabitants of Lanesborough v. Inhabitants of Westfield 16 Mass. 74 1819 0 Assusmpsit to recover expenses Massachusetts
Clara v. Meagher 5 H. & J. 111 1820 0 Maryland
Gusty v. Diggs 2 D.C. 210 1820 0 Employment United States
Walkup v. Pratt 5 H. & J. 51 1820 0 Maryland
Livaudais' Heirs v. Fon 8 Mart. (o.s.) 161 1820 0 Promissory notes, contracts, consideration, successions, evidence, capacity Louisiana
Catin v. D'Orgenoy's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Gardiner 1 Me. 93 1820 0 Settlement for slave SC of Maine
Bazzi v. Rose 8 Mart. (o.s.) 149 1820 0 Habeas corpus, criminal law, freedom suit, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Dufour v. Camfrancq 8 Mart. (o.s.) 235 1820 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, fieri facias, seizure, parol testimony, parol evidence, sequestration Louisiana
Fleming v. Slocum 18 Johns. 403 1820 0 Alleged fradulent representation of the "qualities" of the slave SC of New York
Hicks v. Martin 9 Mart. (o.s.) 47 1820 0 Petitory action, successions, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Gray v. Reardon 2 D.C. 219 1820 0 Agency Law United States
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
Mariner v. Kershaw 2 Del. Cas. 576 1820 0 Replevin of an enslaved person Delaware
Ulzere v. Poeyfarre 8 Mart. (o.s.) 155 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana