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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crane v. Gough 4 Md. 316 1853 0 Maryland
Williams v. Hagan 2 La. 122 1830 0 Recission, sales, conflict of laws, property, delivery, mortgages Louisiana
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Plicque & Lebeau v. Perret 19 La. 318 1841 0 Promissory notes, sales, mortgages, debts, internveor, res judicata, property Louisiana
James v. Scott 9 Ala. 579 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
Cleland v. Low 32 Ga. 458 1861 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Soileau v. Rougeau 2 La. Ann. 766 1847 0 Successions, community property, donations, nullity of form Louisiana
Webb v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 370 1847 0 Fieri facias, seizure, sales, property, prescription, damages, negligence Louisiana
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
Lynch v. Kitchen 2 La. Ann. 843 1847 0 Warranty, mortgages, property, sales, seizure, subrogation, res judicata, damages, eviction Louisiana
Heres v. Powell 6 La. Ann. 586 1851 0 Sales, taxes Louisiana
Nichols v. Botts 6 La. Ann. 437 1851 0 Judicial seizure, property, privileges, sales Louisiana
Wallis v. Thomas 6 La. Ann. 76 1851 0 Sales, judicial seizure Louisiana
Methvin v. Methvin 15 Ga. 97 1854 0 Alimony and divorce, distribution of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Withers's Heirs v. His Executors 3 La. 363 1832 0 Promissory notes, successions, emancipation, property, suretyship, capacity Louisiana
Roquet v. Richardson 3 La. 452 1832 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, damages, compensation, criminal law Louisiana
Daquin v. Coiron 3 La. 387 1832 0 Property, seizure, eviction, sales, recission, delivery, partition, contracts, damages Louisiana
Norris v. Johnston 58 Va. 8 1866 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Blanchard v. Heirs of Blanchard 7 La. Ann. 529 1852 0 Partition, property, successions Louisiana