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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ward v. Warfield 3 La. Ann. 468 1848 1 Louisiana
Williams v. Jones 18 Miss. 108 1848 1 Mississippi
Scott v. Bowles 3 La. Ann. 637 1848 0 Petitory action, successions, property Louisiana
Mangun v. Webster 7 Gill 78 1848 0 Maryland
Luckett v. Townsend 3 Tex. 119 1848 0 Action to redeem cost of slave Texas
Cornish v. Willson 6 Gill 299 1848 0 Maryland
Vaughan v. Christine 3 La. Ann. 328 1848 0 Tutorship, successions, property, partition, intervenor, prescription, contracts, ratification Louisiana
State v. Isaac 3 La. Ann. 359 1848 0 Murder, criminal law, jury challenge, double jeopardy, confessions Louisiana
Putnam v. Davidson 3 La. Ann. 266 1848 0 Sales, successions, property, warranty of eviction Louisiana
Burton v. Chaney 3 La. Ann. 338 1848 0 Promissory notes, property, sales, prescription, contracts Louisiana
Union Bank v. Smith 3 La. Ann. 147 1848 0 Fieri facias, seizure, sales, property, suretyship Louisiana
Thompson v. Chretien 3 La. Ann. 116 1848 0 Property, promissory notes, mortgages, consideration, subrogation, successions, obligations Louisiana
State v. Williams 31 N.C. 140 1848 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Harrington v. O'Reilly 17 Miss. 216 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Price v. Mitchell ex rel. Gates 18 Miss. 179 1848 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Palmer v. Moore 3 La. Ann. 208 1848 0 Warranty, damages, bankruptcy, obligations Louisiana
Freeman v. Guion 19 Miss. 58 1848 1 Mississippi
Robb v. Halsey 19 Miss. 140 1848 1 Mississippi
Lewis v. Starke 18 Miss. 120 1848 0 Deed of trust on slaves Mississippi
Byrne v. Anderson 18 Miss. 81 1848 0 Injunction of debtor dispute Mississippi