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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson ex dem. People v. Lervey 5 Cow. 397 1826 0 Will & Trust and Valid Marriage SC of New York
Coalter v. Hunter 25 Va. 58 1826 1 Virginia
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Hamilton v. Shrewsbury 25 Va. 428 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Minklaer v. Rockfeller 6 Cow. 276 1826 0 Former owner required to care for slave after they are freed? SC of New York
Copelle v. Dalton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 123 1826 0 Successions, property, sales Louisiana
Overton v. Archinard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 207 1826 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions, syndic, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Skillman v. Lacy 5 Mart. (n.s.) 50 1826 0 Successions, capacity, mortgages, property, sales, seizure Louisiana
Norwood v. Green 5 Mart. (n.s.) 175 1826 0 Sales, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Lawes v. Chinn 4 Mart. (n.s.) 388 1826 0 Sales, injunction, capacity, property, debts, mortgages Louisiana
Clark's Heirs v. Barham's Heirs 4 Mart. (n.s.) 411 1826 0 Successions, wills, prescription, property Louisiana
Hernandez v. Garetage 4 Mart. (n.s.) 419 1826 0 Property, forced heir, successions, fraud, wills Louisiana
Wright v. Harman 5 Mart. (n.s.) 235 1826 0 Criminal prosecution, sequestration, liability Louisiana
Verret's Heirs v. Candolle 4 Mart. (n.s.) 402 1826 0 Privileges, mortgages, successions, property, wills Louisiana
Williams v. Horton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 464 1826 0 Successions, property, sales, forced heirs, donations, fraud, contracts Louisiana
Stafford v. Stafford 5 Mart. (n.s.) 145 1826 0 Wages, petitory action Louisiana
Tanner v. Robert 5 Mart. (n.s.) 255 1826 0 Property, successions, community property, partitions, conflict of laws Louisiana
Stafford v. Stafford 5 Mart. (n.s.) 162 1826 0 Wages, sales Louisiana
Shepherd v. Percy 4 Mart. (n.s.) 267 1826 0 Sales, property, community property, property, fraud Louisiana
Elliot v. Cox 5 Mart. (n.s.) 285 1826 0 Suretyships, injunction, subrogation, mortgages, privileges, recordation, sales, seizure, property, parol evidence Louisiana