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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wesson v. Marshall 13 La. Ann. 436 1858 1 Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Flemming v. Richardson 13 La. Ann. 414 1858 0 Redhibition Louisiana
McAlpine v. Jones 13 La. Ann. 409 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person, sequestration Louisiana
Wilson v. Porter 13 La. Ann. 407 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, authentic acts Louisiana
Jones v. State 13 La. Ann. 406 1858 0 Emancipation, Louisiana
Ford v. Simmons 13 La. Ann. 397 1858 0 Recovery of damages for murdered enslaved person Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Martin v. Boler 13 La. Ann. 369 1858 0 Property, seizure, wills, sales, Louisiana
Succession of Hickman 13 La. Ann. 364 1858 0 Mortgages, tutorship Louisiana
Knox v. Payne 13 La. Ann. 361 1858 0 Mortgages, Property title, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, obligations, specific performance Louisiana
Lusk v. Church 13 La. Ann. 360 1858 0 Warranty of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana
Landry v. Klopman 13 La. Ann. 345 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Nesom v. D'Armond 13 La. Ann. 294 1858 0 Probate, obligations, prescriptions Louisiana
Clague v. City of New Orleans 13 La. Ann. 275 1858 0 Runaway enslaved person bailment Louisiana
Marciacq v. Steamer H. M. Wright 13 La. Ann. 27 1858 0 Recovery of wages for enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana