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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Clarke 2 D.C. 145 1817 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Duncan v. Cevallos' Ex'rs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 571 1817 0 Sales, fraud, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, evidence, witness testimony, recission Louisiana
Bayon v. Mollere 4 Mart. (o.s.) 621 1817 0 Petitory action, damages, sales, evidence Louisiana
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 Larceny United States
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Gale v. Davis' heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 645 1817 0 Successions, partition, wills, property, community property, mortgages, sales, damages Louisiana
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
Bayon v. Tricou 5 Mart. (o.s.) 1 1817 0 Property, sales, recission Louisiana
Foster v. Dupre 5 Mart. (o.s.) 6 1817 0 Property, libel, seizure, contracts, assumption, consideration, damages, torts Louisiana
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Walker 4 N.C. 230 1817 0 Homicide North Carolina
Jones v. Zollicoffer 4 N.C. 212 1817 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Jernagan 4 N.C. 44 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina
Perry v. Perry 4 N.C. 184 1817 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
King v. Hill 4 N.C. 211 1817 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Richardson v. Saltar 4 N.C. 68 1817 0 Trespass North Carolina
Laspeyre v. M'Farland 4 N.C. 187 1817 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Administrator de bonis non of M'Ilwinny v. Carraway 4 N.C. 194 1817 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gaither v. Mumford 4 N.C. 167 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Sparrow 4 N.C. 93 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina