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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person, warranty, recission, sales Louisiana
Guerin v. Bagneries 13 La. 14 1839 0 Successions, sequestration, sales, seizure, recordation, wills, property Louisiana
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Criminal law, seizure, sales, privileges, successions, property Louisiana
Pearson v. Daniel 22 N.C. 360 1839 0 Trusts North Carolina
Norwood v. Marrow 20 N.C. 442 1839 0 Deeds North Carolina
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Sales, warranty, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 Will & trust New Jersey
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 Sales North Carolina
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Privileges, successions, debts, mortgages, sales, promissory notes, subrogation Louisiana
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Petitory action, property, sales, seizure, prescription, mortgages, syndic, privileges, successions Louisiana
Nott v. Botts 13 La. 202 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Sales, fraud, wills, capacity Louisiana
Reynaud's Heirs v. Peytavin's Executors 13 La. 121 1839 0 Partnerships, property, dissolution, partition Louisiana
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Property, sales, contracts, breach, wills, mortgages, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Sales, recission, damages, redhibition, promissory notes, prescription, evidence Louisiana