All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
Bank of the United States v. Smith 4 D.C. 712 1836 0 United States
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 Indictment at common law against a freedman will lie not withstanding Act 12.17.1792 sec 17. - this act that denotes the punishment for blacks in virginia for assault. United States
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
Foutelet v. Murrell 9 La. 291 1836 0 Injunction, sales, seizure, successions, property, community property, fraud, mortgages Louisiana
Poydras v. Tusson 10 La. 46 1836 0 Sales, mortgages, seizure, sales, contracts, property Louisiana
Anderson's Executors v. Anderson's Heirs 10 La. 29 1836 0 Successions, property, privileges, wills, seizin Louisiana
German v. Gay 9 La. 580 1836 0 Successions, community property, property, sales, partition, warranty, peremptory exemption, petitory action Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 9 La. 572 1836 0 Petitory action, sales, consideration, parol evidence Louisiana
Carlin v. Harding 10 La. 223 1836 0 Promissory notes, endorsements, mortgages Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 9 La. 488 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Nichols v. Alsop 10 La. 407 1836 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, damages Louisiana
Wilcoxon v. Buford's Heirs 10 La. 183 1836 0 Successions, suretyship, debts, sales Louisiana
Poydras v. Mourain 9 La. 492 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, property, emancipation, obligations Louisiana
Kelso v. Beaman 10 La. 450 1836 0 Mortgages, agency, privileges, seizure, sales Louisiana
Turnbull v. Towles's Executrix 10 La. 254 1836 0 Successions, property, community property, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Marot 9 La. 473 1836 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Guerin v. Bagneries 9 La. 471 1836 0 Petitory action, sales Louisiana
Chardon's Heirs v. Bongue 9 La. 458 1836 0 Successions, wills, emancipation, fraud, capacity Louisiana
Tucker v. Peebles's Curator 10 La. 403 1836 0 Injunction, sales, property, successions, wills, conflict of laws Louisiana