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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. State 1 Ga. 610 1846 0 Larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Kershaw 1 Ga. 259 1846 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lacoste v. Sellick 1 La. Ann. 336 1846 0 Torts, negligence, obligations, property, partnerships, contracts Louisiana
Lee v. Lee 1 La. Ann. 318 1846 0 Sales, conflict of laws, intervenor, witness testimony, interrogatories, property Louisiana
Beaumon v. Thomas 1 La. Ann. 284 1846 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, privileges, sequestration, pledges, sales, obligations, contracts Louisiana
Copley v. Lambeth 1 La. Ann. 316 1846 0 Sales, bonds, suretyship, litigious rights Louisiana
Rowland v. Boozer 10 Ala. 690 1846 0 Property dispute Alabama
Spurlock v. Mainer 1 La. Ann. 301 1846 0 Community property, mortgages, successions, sales, privileges, hypothecary action, fieri facias, contracts Louisiana
Broome v. King 10 Ala. 819 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Steele v. Knox 10 Ala. 608 1846 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama
Andrews & Bros. v. Jones 10 Ala. 400 1846 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama
Carradine v. Collins 15 Miss. 428 1846 0 Gift of property dispute Mississippi
Foster v. Ferguson 1 La. Ann. 262 1846 0 Community property, conflict of laws, usufruct, successions, capacity, tutorship Louisiana
Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking v. Stanbrough 1 La. Ann. 261 1846 0 Promissory notes, consideration, property, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Handy v. Sterling 1 La. Ann. 308 1846 0 Community property, successions, sales, mortgages, privileges, debts Louisiana
Givens v. Lawler 9 Ala. 543 1846 0 Loan of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Copley v. Ross 1 La. Ann. 310 1846 0 Seizure, property, damages, slander, sales Louisiana
Spear v. Walkley 10 Ala. 328 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Duval v. Ardrey 1 La. Ann. 243 1846 0 Tutorship, mortgages, property, leases, obligations, fraud, intervenor, debts Louisiana
Bissell v. Lindsay 9 Ala. 162 1846 0 Action against marshall for wrongful recovery of enslaved person Alabama