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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Br. Bank at Mobile v. Darrington 14 Ala. 192 1848 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Hogan & Co. v. Reynolds 8 Ala. 59 1845 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Ogburn v. Ogburn 3 Port. 126 1836 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Hutchins v. Lee 1 Miss. 293 1827 0 Runaway slaves dispute Mississippi
Wilson v. Adams 15 Tex. 323 1855 0 Runaway slave dispute Texas
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Runaway slave charged with fornication and bastardy SC of PA.
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
Buel v. New-York Steamer 17 La. 541 1841 0 Runaway enslaved person, sequestration, witness testimony, property, sales, parol evidence Louisiana
Mitchell v. Comyns 1 Mart. (o.s.) 133 1810 0 Runaway enslaved person, sequestration, agency, sales, abatement, venue, contracts, property Louisiana
Labranche v. Watkins 4 Mart. (o.s.) 391 1816 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, petitory action, evidence, prescription, fraud Louisiana
Chase v. Mayor 9 La. 343 1836 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, liability, bailment Louisiana
Palfrey v. Rivas 7 Mart. (o.s.) 371 1820 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, arrest, negligence Louisiana
Roquet v. Richardson 3 La. 452 1832 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, damages, compensation, criminal law Louisiana
State v. Banton 4 La. Ann. 31 1849 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, criminal law, statutory interpretation, indictment Louisiana
Bayon v. Prevot 4 Mart. (o.s.) 58 1815 0 Runaway enslaved person, negligence, liability, witness testimony, damages, agency, contracts Louisiana
Brainard v. Head 15 La. Ann. 489 1860 0 Runaway enslaved person, negligence, Louisiana
Botts v. Cochrane 4 La. Ann. 35 1849 0 Runaway enslaved person, liability, statutory interpretation Louisiana
George v. Greenwood 11 La. Ann. 299 1856 0 Runaway enslaved person, Indian territory Louisiana