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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Benoit v. Benoit's Heirs 8 La. 228 1835 0 Louisiana
Louise v. Marot 8 La. 475 1835 0 Louisiana
Strawbridge v. Turner 8 La. 537 1835 0 Louisiana
Succession of Mielke 8 La. Ann. 11 1853 0 Louisiana
Lobdell v. Union Bank 8 La. Ann. 117 1853 0 Louisiana
Adams v. Routh 8 La. Ann. 121 1853 0 Louisiana
Succession of Cresswell 8 La. Ann. 122 1853 0 Louisiana
Johnson v. Weld 8 La. Ann. 126 1853 0 Louisiana
State v. Executors of McDonogh 8 La. Ann. 171 1853 0 Louisiana
Rountree v. Brilliant Steamboat Co. 8 La. Ann. 289 1853 0 Louisiana
State v. Kentuck 8 La. Ann. 308 1853 0 Louisiana
Haynes v. Forno 8 La. Ann. 35 1853 0 Louisiana
Heirs of Trahan v. Trahan 8 La. Ann. 455 1853 0 Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Smith 8 La. Ann. 59 1853 0 Louisiana
Stewart v. Allain 8 La. Ann. 64 1853 0 Louisiana
Jardela v. Abat 8 Mart. (n.s.) 126 1829 0 Louisiana
Meilleur v. Coupry 8 Mart. (n.s.) 128 1829 0 Louisiana