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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Summers v. United States Insurance, Annuity & Trust Co. 13 La. Ann. 504 1858 0 Life insurance policy Louisiana
Lusk v. Church 13 La. Ann. 360 1858 0 Warranty of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana
Pope v. Anderson 13 La. Ann. 538 1858 0 Property, usufruct Louisiana
Laparouse v. Rice 13 La. Ann. 567 1858 0 Murder of enslaved person Louisiana
Mackie v. Davis 13 La. Ann. 475 1858 0 Redhibition, sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Chapman v. Chapman 13 La. Ann. 228 1858 0 Tutorship, property Louisiana
Tillman v. Drake 4 La. Ann. 16 1849 0 Suretyship, trusts, confilict of laws, sales, property, mortgages, consideration, lien, privileges Louisiana
Thompson v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 605 1858 0 Sales, emancipation Louisiana
White v. Anderson 13 La. Ann. 577 1858 0 Sales, debts, partnership Louisiana
State v. Peter 13 La. Ann. 232 1858 0 Criminal law, right to speedy trial Louisiana
Marshall v. Watrigant 13 La. Ann. 619 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Marciacq v. Steamer H. M. Wright 13 La. Ann. 27 1858 0 Recovery of wages for enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
McAlpine v. Jones 13 La. Ann. 409 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person, sequestration Louisiana
Walker v. Sanchez 13 La. Ann. 505 1858 0 Curatorship, damages, seizure, sales Louisiana
Martin v. Boler 13 La. Ann. 369 1858 0 Property, seizure, wills, sales, Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
State v. White 13 La. Ann. 573 1858 0 Murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Succession of Hickman 13 La. Ann. 364 1858 0 Mortgages, tutorship Louisiana
Johnston v. Johnston 13 La. Ann. 581 1858 0 Property (division of marital) Louisiana