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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Oldham v. Croghan 3 Mart. (n.s.) 517 1825 0 Wages, property, sales, sequestration, contracts Louisiana
Halphen v. Franklin's Curator 2 La. 465 1831 0 Wages, privileges, successions Louisiana
Stafford v. Stafford 5 Mart. (n.s.) 145 1826 0 Wages, petitory action Louisiana
Smith v. Smith 10 Mart. (o.s.) 400 1821 0 Wages, leases, sales Louisiana
Fortier v. M'Donogh 4 Mart. (o.s.) 718 1817 0 Wages, labor, damages, contracts Louisiana
Dufour v. Delacroix 11 Mart. (o.s.) 719 1822 0 Wages, evidence Louisiana
Ditch v. Wilkinson's Curator 10 La. 201 1836 0 Wages, duccessions, prescription, concubines Louisiana
Noble v. Martin 7 Mart. (n.s.) 282 1828 0 Wages, contracts Louisiana
Fox v. Adams 5 Mart. (n.s.) 558 1827 0 Wages, contracts Louisiana
Haralson v. White 38 Miss. 178 1859 0 Voucher for payment of judgement Mississippi
Ware v. Houghton 41 Miss. 370 1867 0 Void of sale of slaves Mississippi
Scott v. State 39 Ga. 321 1869 0 void marriage Supreme Court of Georgia
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Voiding of direction in a will Mississippi
Fisher v. Henderson 9 F. Cas. 132 1873 0 Voidability of a conveyance of land and slaves United States
Burns v. Mayor 34 Ala. 485 1859 0 Violation of municipal ordinance Alabama
Trotter v. McCall 26 Miss. 410 1853 0 Violation of contract for hire of an enslaved person, resulting in injury to the person Mississippi
Mayo v. James 53 Va. 17 1855 0 Violation of city ordinance SC of Appeals VA
Mobile & Ohio R. R. v. Thomas 42 Ala. 672 1868 0 Violation of Ban Against Foreign Slave Trade Alabama
State v. Cadle 19 Ark. 613 1858 0 Violation of act stating "whtie person cannot harbor or entertain any enslaved person without owner's consent" Arkansas
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Vestment of title to enslaved persons Mississippi