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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierce v. Curtis 6 Mart. (o.s.) 418 1819 0 Fraud, sales, seizure, debts Louisiana
The Caroline 5 F. Cas. 90 1819 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
Andry v. Foy 6 Mart. (o.s.) 689 1819 0 Sales, promissory notes, successions, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, contracts Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 Second Degree Murder General Ct of VA
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Andry v. Foy 7 Mart. (o.s.) 33 1819 0 Redhibition, recission, sales, warranty, runaway enslaved person, evidence Louisiana
Donaldson v. Rust 6 Mart. (o.s.) 260 1819 0 Petitory action, successions, sales, property, privileges, venue Louisiana
Cozens v. Stevenson 5 Serg. & Rawle 421 1819 1 Pennsylvania
Metayer v. Metayer 6 Mart. (o.s.) 16 1819 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, false imprisonment, damages, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Gomez v. Bonneval 6 Mart. (o.s.) 656 1819 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Den v. Vancleve 5 N.J.L. 589 1819 1 New Jersey
Hannie v. Browder 6 Mart. (o.s.) 14 1819 0 Community property, successions, sales, privileges, property, mortgages Louisiana
Peytavin v. Hopkins 6 Mart. (o.s.) 256 1819 0 Agency, partneships, property, mortgages, seizure, sales, evidence Louisiana
Farmer v. Stewart 2 N.H. 97 1819 1 New Hampshire
Gravier v. Livingston 6 Mart. (o.s.) 281 1819 0 Successions, property, partition, community property, adverse possession Louisiana
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Piernas v. Blanque's Syndics 6 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1819 0 Loans, mortgages, sales, debts, fraud, contracts, property Louisiana
Fouque's Syndics v. Vigniaud 6 Mart. (o.s.) 423 1819 0 Property, debts, sales, consideration, promissory notes, parol evidence Louisiana