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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Labranche v. Watkins 4 Mart. (o.s.) 391 1816 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, petitory action, evidence, prescription, fraud Louisiana
Forsyth v. Nash 4 Mart. (o.s.) 385 1816 0 Property, sales, recordation, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony, conflict of laws, criminal law Louisiana
Johnson v. Boon's Heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 380 1816 0 Successions, privileges, debts, legitimacy, property Louisiana
Beard v. Poydras 4 Mart. (o.s.) 348 1816 0 Property, wills, capacity, witness testimony, emancipation, parol evidence, intestacy, sales Louisiana
Terry v. Patton 4 Mart. (o.s.) 301 1816 0 Seizure, conflict of laws Louisiana
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 289 1816 0 Damages, judgment Louisiana
Roussel v. Dukeylus' Syndics 4 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1816 0 Mortgages, trusts, fraud, sales, promissory notes, contracts, debts Louisiana
Victoire v. Dussuau 4 Mart. (o.s.) 212 1816 0 Parol evidence, contracts, witness testimony, emancipation, freedom suit, capacity, property Louisiana
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 209 1816 0 Sales, contracts, redhibition, breach, recission, recordation, damages, property Louisiana
Guillot v. Dossat 4 Mart. (o.s.) 203 1816 0 Partnership, licitation, runaway enslaved person, contracts, obligations, property, fraud, liability, damages Louisiana
Moosa v. Allain 4 Mart. (n.s.) 99 1825 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, sales, wills, recission Louisiana
Pilie v. Dreux's Syndics 4 Mart. (n.s.) 75 1825 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, syndics, debts Louisiana
Dreux v. His Creditors 4 Mart. (n.s.) 629 1826 0 Successions, syndic, mortgages, privileges, property Louisiana
Harris' Tutor v. M'Kee 4 Mart. (n.s.) 485 1826 0 Partition, successions, property Louisiana
Williams v. Horton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 464 1826 0 Successions, property, sales, forced heirs, donations, fraud, contracts Louisiana
Hernandez v. Garetage 4 Mart. (n.s.) 419 1826 0 Property, forced heir, successions, fraud, wills Louisiana
Clark's Heirs v. Barham's Heirs 4 Mart. (n.s.) 411 1826 0 Successions, wills, prescription, property Louisiana
Verret's Heirs v. Candolle 4 Mart. (n.s.) 402 1826 0 Privileges, mortgages, successions, property, wills Louisiana
Lewis v. Petayvin 4 Mart. (n.s.) 4 1825 0 Promissory notes, criminal law, robbery, liability, contracts Louisiana
Lawes v. Chinn 4 Mart. (n.s.) 388 1826 0 Sales, injunction, capacity, property, debts, mortgages Louisiana