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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co. v. Field 17 La. 421 1841 0 Damages, labor, community property, witness testimony Louisiana
McDonald v. Aubert 17 La. 448 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, privileges, community property, debts, obligations, mortgages Louisiana
Stephenson's Administrator v. Addison 17 La. 454 1841 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, obligations, eviction, petitory action Louisiana
Bourgeois v. Bourgeois 17 La. 494 1841 0 Fieri facias, seizure, sales, property, community property Louisiana
Foley v. Dufour 17 La. 521 1841 0 Mortgages, hypothecary action, sales, seizure, mortgages, property, syndic Louisiana
Buel v. New-York Steamer 17 La. 541 1841 0 Runaway enslaved person, sequestration, witness testimony, property, sales, parol evidence Louisiana
Samory v. Hebrard 17 La. 555 1841 0 Fieri facias, property, interrogatories, simulation, fraud, privileges, obligations Louisiana
Dupuy v. Dashiell 17 La. 60 1841 0 Hypothecary action, sales, property, mortgages, prescription, recordation, privileges Louisiana
Zacharie v. Winter 17 La. 76 1841 0 Property, seizure, sales, homolgation, fieri facias, contracts Louisiana
Billen v. White 17 La. Ann. 10 1865 0 Recovery of defective slave Louisiana
Coulon v. Semmes 17 La. Ann. 119 1865 0 Sale of defective slave Louisiana
Bouligny v. Fortier 17 La. Ann. 121 1865 0 Secured Transactions, Promissory Notes Louisiana
Roman v. Denney 17 La. Ann. 126 1865 0 Secured Transactions Louisiana
Hannah v. Eggleston 17 La. Ann. 174 1865 0 Will, Slaves as heirs Louisiana
Murphy v. Guiterez 17 La. Ann. 269 1865 0 Sale of defective slave Louisiana
Hall v. McLauren 17 La. Ann. 35 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Huntington v. Brown 17 La. Ann. 48 1865 0 Sales - Dispute over defective slave Louisiana
Lafrance v. Martin 17 La. Ann. 77 1865 0 Promissory Notes Louisiana
Mouras v. Brewer 17 La. Ann. 82 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Davis v. Millaudon 17 La. Ann. 97 1865 0 Property, Contracts, Dimunition Louisiana