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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cartwright v. McMillen 3 La. Ann. 685 1848 0 Freedom suit, suspensive appeal, suretyship, damages, property, obligations Louisiana
Coiron v. Millaudon 3 La. Ann. 664 1848 0 Property, sales, successions, property, privileges, mandates, mortgages, fraud Louisiana
Peterson v. Burn 3 La. Ann. 655 1848 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, quantis minoris Louisiana
Oglesby v. Drake 3 La. Ann. 640 1848 0 Judicial seizure, fraud, sales, simulation, privileges Louisiana
Scott v. Bowles 3 La. Ann. 637 1848 0 Petitory action, successions, property Louisiana
Hendricks v. Phillips 3 La. Ann. 618 1848 0 Employment law, damages, arbitratrion, statutory interpretation, property, torts Louisiana
Glenn v. Elam 3 La. Ann. 611 1848 0 Partitions, marital property, mortgages, sales Louisiana
Boner v. Mahle 3 La. Ann. 600 1848 0 Sales, privileges, mortgages, property, parol evidence, witness testimony, promissory notes, contracts, liens Louisiana
Ludeling v. Graves 3 La. Ann. 597 1848 0 Possessory action, property sales Louisiana
Waters v. Grayson 3 La. Ann. 595 1848 0 Successions, property, sales, conflict of laws, mortgages Louisiana
Orr v. Thomas 3 La. Ann. 582 1848 0 Successions, privileges, intervenors, community property, mortgages, debts sales, insolvency Louisiana
Succession of M'Candless 3 La. Ann. 579 1848 0 Successions, wills, improper forms, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Thompson v. Kelso 3 La. Ann. 577 1848 0 Promissory notes, discussion, property, obligations, mortgages, debts Louisiana
State v. Jerry 3 La. Ann. 576 1848 0 Murder, criminal law, capital punishment Louisiana
Petrie v. Wofford 3 La. Ann. 562 1848 0 Successions, community property, renunciation, partition, sales, contracts Louisiana
Angelina v. Whitehead 3 La. Ann. 556 1848 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, sales, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Consolidated Ass'n v. Comeau 3 La. Ann. 552 1848 0 Prescription, bonds, obligations, leases, mortgages, stocks, successions, intervenor, hypothecary action, preemption, sales, property Louisiana
State v. Ritchie 3 La. Ann. 511 1848 0 Conversion, statutory interpretation Louisiana
State v. Nelson 3 La. Ann. 497 1848 0 Criminal law, confessions, evidence, murder Louisiana
Succession of Fitzwilliams 3 La. Ann. 489 1848 0 Successions, community property, usufruct, sales, privileges, debts Louisiana