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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bemiss v. Dwight 3 La. Ann. 337 1848 0 Sales, bonds, title, eviction, contracts Louisiana
Morton v. Packwood 3 La. Ann. 167 1848 0 Wills, community property, administrator capacity, partition, res judicata, quanti minoris, sales, simulation Louisiana
Glenn v. Elam 3 La. Ann. 611 1848 0 Partitions, marital property, mortgages, sales Louisiana
Williams v. Stratton 18 Miss. 418 1848 1 Mississippi
Boner v. Mahle 3 La. Ann. 600 1848 0 Sales, privileges, mortgages, property, parol evidence, witness testimony, promissory notes, contracts, liens Louisiana
Commercial Bank of Manchester v. Doe on demise Martin 17 Miss. 613 1848 1 Mississippi
Cornish v. Willson 6 Gill 299 1848 0 Maryland
Groves v. Steel 3 La. Ann. 280 1848 0 Parol evidence, property, debts, promissory notes, conflict of laws, consideration, contracts, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Mangun v. Webster 7 Gill 78 1848 0 Maryland
Ex parte Louis 3 La. Ann. 467 1848 0 Wills, emancipation, property, damages, unpaid wages Louisiana
Davidson v. Matthews 3 La. Ann. 316 1848 0 Sales, partition, title, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Falkner v. Leith 15 Ala. 9 1848 1 Alabama
Smith v. McMicken 3 La. Ann. 319 1848 1 Louisiana
Clark v. State Bank 3 La. Ann. 325 1848 0 Judicial seizure, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Martin v. Lofland 18 Miss. 317 1848 1 Mississippi
Robb v. Halsey 19 Miss. 140 1848 1 Mississippi
McDowell v. Read 3 La. Ann. 391 1848 0 Fieri facias, garnishments, property, conflict of laws, trusts, fraud, deeds Louisiana
Adams v. Lear 3 La. Ann. 144 1848 0 Sales, property, mortgages, promissory notes, privileges, partition Louisiana
Douge v. Pearce 13 Ala. 127 1848 1 Alabama
Greenwood v. Ligon 18 Miss. 615 1848 1 Mississippi