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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
United States v. Pickering 2 D.C. 117 1816 0 Dealing a slave without consent of master (basically theft) United States
Collingsworth v. Covington 2 La. Ann. 406 1847 0 Damages, witness testimony, torts Louisiana
Carlin v. Stewart 2 La. 73 1830 0 Damages, wages, successions, privileges, slander Louisiana
Blanchard v. Dixon 4 La. Ann. 57 1849 0 Damages, torts, statutory interpretation Louisiana
McMaster v. Beckwith 2 La. 329 1831 0 Damages, torts, sales, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Womack v. Nicholson 3 Rob. 248 1842 0 Damages, torts, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Johnston's Ex'r v. Wall 1 Mart. (n.s.) 541 1823 0 Damages, torts, property, seizure, sales, mortgages, obligations, privileges Louisiana
Allain v. Young 9 Mart. (o.s.) 221 1821 0 Damages, torts, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Guerrier v. Lambeth 9 La. 339 1836 0 Damages, torts, property, jury instruction Louisiana
Seip v. Hozey 2 Rob. 567 1842 0 Damages, theft, saales, suretyship Louisiana
Duncan v. Armant 3 La. Ann. 84 1848 0 Damages, successions, sales, property, negligence Louisiana
Niblett v. White's Heirs 7 La. 253 1834 0 Damages, successions, negligence, loans Louisiana
President of the Bank of the United States v. Merle 2 Rob. 117 1842 0 Damages, service, notice Louisiana
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Damages, seizure, sales, injunction, trespass Louisiana
Fanchonette v. Grange 9 Rob. 86 1844 0 Damages, seizure, property, successions, freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Cawthorn v. McDonald 1 Rob. 55 1841 0 Damages, sales, seizure, mortgages, recordation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Fleming v. Lockart 10 Mart. (o.s.) 398 1821 0 Damages, sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, recission, indeminification Louisiana
Fleming v. Lockart 10 Mart. (o.s.) 308 1821 0 Damages, sales, redhibition, indemnification Louisiana
Crocker v. Watkins 4 Mart. (o.s.) 540 1816 0 Damages, sales, property, seizure, Louisiana
Duncan v. Hawks 18 La. 548 1841 0 Damages, runaway enslaved person, seizure, privileges Louisiana