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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Van Ostern v. Simmons 15 La. Ann. 302 1860 0 Donations, Wills, Contracts Louisiana
Buie v. Kendig 15 La. Ann. 440 1860 0 Recovery from sale of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person, death of enslaved person, warranty on sale of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Gore 15 La. Ann. 79 1860 0 Torts, Property Louisiana
Atkinson v. Atkinson 15 La. Ann. 491 1860 0 Property, Marriage, Secured Transactions Louisiana
State v. Solomon 15 La. Ann. 463 1860 0 Criminal Law, Acquittal, Punishments Louisiana
Callaway v. Bobo 15 La. Ann. 467 1860 0 Property, Runaway Slaves Louisiana
Baines v. J. W. Burbridge & Co. 15 La. Ann. 628 1860 0 Marriage, Judgment, Debts Louisiana
State v. Gutierrez 15 La. Ann. 190 1860 0 Criminal law, Constitutional interpretation, right to a jury Louisiana
Bach v. Hall 3 La. 116 1831 0 Sales, delivery, possessory action, petitory action, parol evidence, property, contracts Louisiana
Valsain v. Cloutier 3 La. 170 1831 0 Wills, debts, legitimacy, renunciation, property, successions, fraud, lesion, res judicara, filiation, prescription, capacity, emancipation Louisiana
Strawbridge v. Turner 8 La. 537 1835 0 Torts, runaway enslaved person, liability, damages Louisiana
Maloney v. Doane 15 La. 278 1840 0 Torts, slander, jury instructions, malice, evidence, witness testimony, damages Louisiana
Deakins v. Hollis 7 G. & J. 311 1835 0 Maryland
Elizabeth v. State 27 Tex. 329 1863 0 Texas
In re Denison 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 139 1807 0 Michigan
Duncan v. Magette 25 Tex. 245 1860 0 Texas
Philleo v. Holliday 24 Tex. 38 1859 0 Texas
Montgomery v. Nash 23 Tex. 157 1859 0 Texas
Dial v. Dial 21 Tex. 529 1858 0 Texas
Little v. Birdwell 21 Tex. 597 1858 0 Texas