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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Griffin v. Waters 1 Rob. 149 1841 0 Partition, property, community property, successions, partnerships Louisiana
Merrill v. Jones 2 Ala. 192 1841 0 Will & trust Alabama
Jackson v. Heirs of Bridges 1 Rob. 172 1841 0 Freedom suit, sales, warranty Louisiana
Bowie v. Minter 2 Ala. 406 1841 0 Will & trust Alabama
Manadue v. Franklin 1 Rob. 122 1841 0 Sales, property, community property, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Caraway v. Wallace 2 Ala. 542 1841 0 Breach of Contract for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hutchings' Widow v. Johnson's Heirs 19 La. 437 1841 0 Mortgages, petitory action, contracts, seizure Louisiana
Slocomb v. Watkins 1 Rob. 214 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, seizure, sales, privileges Louisiana
Dorsey v. Harding 1 Rob. 132 1841 0 Community property, property, seizure, sales, damages Louisiana
Oden v. Stubblefield 2 Ala. 684 1841 0 Detinue Alabama
Benton v. Abner C. 1 Rob. 101 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Martin v. Fancher 21 Tenn. 510 1841 0 Tennessee
Porter v. Clements 3 Ark. 364 1841 0 Liability dispute Arkansas
McClure v. Copley 1 Rob. 133 1841 0 Sales, successions, promissory notes Louisiana
Lawson v. Ripley 17 La. 238 1841 0 Successions, community property, property, debts, partition, sales, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana
Zacharie v. Winter 17 La. 76 1841 0 Property, seizure, sales, homolgation, fieri facias, contracts Louisiana
Smith v. Bradford 17 La. 263 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, mortgages, privileges, hypothecary action, damages Louisiana
Jones v. Mississippi & Alabama Rail Road 6 Miss. 407 1841 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Barriere F. W. C. v. Gladding's Curator 17 La. 144 1841 0 Promissory notes, capacity, property, contracts Louisiana
Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co. v. Field 17 La. 421 1841 0 Damages, labor, community property, witness testimony Louisiana