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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
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
State v. Fornea 242 La. 978 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. Fornea 140 So. 2d 381 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. McCarthy 43 La. Ann. 541 1891 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 881 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 929 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 454 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 471 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Dudoussat 47 La. Ann. 977 1895 1 Louisiana
State v. Taylor 173 La. 1010 1931 1 Louisiana
State v. Taylor 139 So. 463 1931 1 Louisiana
Beard v. Cash 32 La. Ann. 121 1880 1 Louisiana
State v. Alphonse 34 La. 9 1882 1 Louisiana
State v. Ryan 30 La. 1176 1878 1 Louisiana
State v. Jordan 34 La. 1219 1882 1 Louisiana
State v. Cunningham 10 La. Ann. 393 1855 1 Louisiana
State v. Harris 150 La. 213 1921 1 Louisiana
State v. Stewart 47 La. Ann. 410 1895 1 Louisiana
State v. Brown 111 La. 696 1904 1 Louisiana