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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Morgan's Syndics v. Fiveash 8 Mart. (n.s.) 588 1830 0 Torts, employment, property Louisiana
Dowty v. Templeton 9 La. Ann. 549 1854 0 Torts, employment, death of enslaved person Louisiana
Myers v. Slack 5 La. 53 1833 0 Torts, employment, contracts, negligence Louisiana
Lobdell v. Bullitt 13 La. 348 1839 0 Torts, damages, witness testimony, negligence Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Martineau v. Hooper 8 Mart. (o.s.) 699 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, Louisiana
Hebert v. Esnard 8 Mart. (n.s.) 498 1830 0 Torts, damages, property Louisiana
Morgan's Syndics v. Fiveash 7 Mart. (n.s.) 410 1829 0 Torts, damages, negligence, liability Louisiana
Jourdan v. Patton 5 Mart. (o.s.) 615 1818 0 Torts, damages, indemnification, property Louisiana
Perrine v. Planchard 15 La. Ann. 133 1860 0 Torts, Damages Louisiana
Boulard v. Calhoun 13 La. Ann. 445 1858 0 Torts, damages Louisiana
Olivier v. Cannon 18 La. 474 1841 0 Torts, conversion, damages, property, sequestration Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Torts, contracts, property Louisiana
Carr v. Int'l Ref. & Mfg. Co. 13 So. 3d 947, 962 n.8 (Ala. 2009), subsequent mandamus proceeding sub nom. Ex Parte Int'l Ref. & Mfg. Co., 153 So. 3d 774 (Ala. 2014) 2009 1 Torts Alabama
Carr v. International Refining & Manufacturing Co. 13 So. 3d 947 2009 1 torts Alabama
Darcars Motors of Silver Spring, Inc. v. Borzym 150 Md. App. 18 2003 1 torts Maryland
Ragland v. Green 22 Miss. 194 1850 0 Title under will Mississippi
Wellborn v. Carr 1 Tex. 463 1846 0 Title to slaves dispute Texas
Tucker v. Toomer 36 Ga. 138 1867 0 Title to slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrison v. Fisher 26 Miss. 352 1853 0 Title to enslaved woman in estate Mississippi