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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Cressap v. Winchester 6 Rob. 458 1844 0 Seizure, sales, obligations, property, fieri facias, fraud Louisiana
Self v. Morris 7 La. 24 1844 0 Successions, community property, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 7 La. Ann. 692 1852 0 Successions, property, wills, donations, privileges Louisiana
Livaudais v. Haydel 6 Rob. 367 1844 0 Mortgages, property, privileges, debts, contracts Louisiana
Baldree v. Davenport 7 La. Ann. 589 1852 0 Property, quit claim deed Louisiana
Morgan v. Herriman 7 La. 322 1844 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, warranty Louisiana
McMichael v. Davidson 7 La. 53 1844 0 Sales, debts, property Louisiana
Acklen v. Franklin 7 La. Ann. 395 1852 0 Successions, property, trusts, domicile, conflict of laws, marital property Louisiana
Toledano v. Relf 7 La. Ann. 60 1852 0 Judicial mortgages, privileges, sales Louisiana
Burkett v. Layton 7 La. 457 1844 0 Trusts, marriage, community property, conflict of laws, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Jones v. Hunter 6 Rob. 235 1843 0 Successions, property, intervenor, sales, damages, conflict of laws Louisiana
Winter v. Zacharie 6 Rob. 466 1844 0 Sales, property, petitory action, damages Louisiana
Parkison v. Boyle 7 La. 82 1844 0 Suretyship, torts, sequestration Louisiana
Merritt v. Burgess 7 La. 434 1844 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Lewis v. Cartwright 7 La. 186 1844 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws Louisiana
State v. Williams 7 La. 252 1844 0 Criminal law, insurrection, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Bird v. Doiron 7 La. 181 1844 0 Partnerships, successions, property, privileges Louisiana
Heirs of Kimball v. Heirs of Lopez 7 La. 173 1834 0 Successions, sequestration, sales, prescription, warranty, property, petitory action Louisiana
Plauché v. Roy 7 La. 453 1844 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, syndic, subrogation Louisiana
Wafer v. Hemken 9 Rob. 203 1844 0 Seizure, sales, damages, fraud, property, fieri facias Louisiana