| Mercer v. Commonwealth |
4 Va. 144 |
1818 |
0 |
Sale of a free man |
General Ct of VA |
| Cabell's Executors v. Megginson's Administrators |
20 Va. 202 |
1818 |
0 |
Suit in equity |
SC of Appeals VA |
| People v. Briggs |
114 N.Y. 56 |
1889 |
1 |
|
New York |
| Brown v. Brown |
53 Mo. App. 453 |
1893 |
1 |
|
Missouri |
| McCartan v. Filkins |
134 La. 795 |
1914 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Mender v. Brauch |
141 La. 940 |
1917 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| United States v. West |
5 D.C. 35 |
1836 |
0 |
Witnesses/Evidence |
United States |
| Hudson v. Isbell |
5 Stew. & P. 67 |
1833 |
0 |
Dispute over Will |
Alabama |
| White v. Martin |
1 Port. 215 |
1834 |
0 |
Trover |
Alabama |
| The Caroline |
5 F. Cas. 90 |
1819 |
0 |
Illegal importation of slaves |
Cir Ct, D of VA |
| Commonwealth v. Cohen |
4 Va. 158 |
1819 |
0 |
Second Degree Murder |
General Ct of VA |
| Peggy v. Legg |
20 Va. 229 |
1818 |
0 |
Suit for freedom |
SC of Appeals VA |
| Ronald v. Barkley |
20 F. Cas. 1148 |
1818 |
0 |
Action of debt |
Cir Ct, D of VA |
| Handy v. Clark |
9 Del. 16 |
1869 |
0 |
Ability to recover damages for failed wages when "voluntarily" enslaved; right for her to testify |
Delaware |
| Gauthier v. Matthews |
191 La. 326 |
1938 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Gauthier v. Matthews |
185 So. 272 |
1938 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Snoddy v. Brashear |
13 La. Ann. 469 |
1858 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Barbet v. Roth |
14 La. Ann. 381 |
1859 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Zeller v. Southern Yacht Club |
34 La. 837 |
1882 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |
| Succession of Jacobs |
104 La. 447 |
1900 |
1 |
|
Louisiana |