Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Gale's Curatrix 4 Mart. (o.s.) 635 1817 0 Sales, debts, novation, mortgages, evidence, successions Louisiana
Bayon v. Mollere 4 Mart. (o.s.) 621 1817 0 Petitory action, damages, sales, evidence Louisiana
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Abatement, prescription, res judicata, property, evidence Louisiana
Gale v. Davis' heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 645 1817 0 Successions, partition, wills, property, community property, mortgages, sales, damages Louisiana
Fortier v. M'Donogh 4 Mart. (o.s.) 718 1817 0 Wages, labor, damages, contracts 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
Meany v. Head 16 F. Cas. 1302 1817 1 United States
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Frith v. Sprague 14 Mass. 455 1817 0 Recover for money paid Massachusetts
The Mary 15 U.S. 123 1817 1 United States
Pickett v. Chilton 19 Va. 467 1817 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Harris v. Nicholas 19 Va. 483 1817 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Dust v. Conrod 19 Va. 411 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
M'Elhatton ex rel. Coalter v. Howell 5 Tenn. 19 1817 1 Tennessee
Hicks v. Parham 4 Tenn. 225 1817 1 Tennessee