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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wells v. Wells 8 Mart. (n.s.) 307 1829 0 Damages, possessory action, property, successions, contracts Louisiana
Calvet v. Calvet 8 Mart. (n.s.) 301 1829 0 Successions, sequestration, intervenor Louisiana
Nuttall v. Kirkland 8 Mart. (n.s.) 292 1829 0 Successions, administrato, property Louisiana
Lewis v. Beatty 8 Mart. (n.s.) 287 1829 0 Donation, recordation, property Louisiana
Boulden v. Hughes 8 Mart. (n.s.) 285 1829 0 Privileges, property, successions, sales, debts Louisiana
Broussard v. Mallet 8 Mart. (n.s.) 269 1829 0 Promissory notes, emancipation, obligations, property Louisiana
Palfrey's Syndic v. Francois 8 Mart. (n.s.) 260 1829 0 Sales, fraud, privileges, property, consideration, prescription, debts Louisiana
Miles v. Oden 8 Mart. (n.s.) 214 1829 0 Property, conflict of laws, mortgages, seizure, fraud, sales, redhibition, promissory notes, privileges, recission Louisiana
Andrews v. Ackerson 8 Mart. (n.s.) 205 1829 0 Successions, property, community property, sales, mortgages, debts, privileges Louisiana
Jackson v. Porter 8 Mart. (n.s.) 200 1829 0 Sales, property, partnerships, parol evidence, trusts, damages Louisiana
Ducrest's Heirs v. Bijeau's Estate 8 Mart. (n.s.) 192 1829 0 Successions, property, community property, sales, promissory notes, debts, partition Louisiana
Nerault's Heirs & Wife v. L'Enclos 8 Mart. (n.s.) 185 1829 0 Property, community property, successions, eviction, sales Louisiana
Rochelle v. Alvarez 8 Mart. (n.s.) 171 1829 0 Sequestration, petitory action, sales, fraud Louisiana
Livaudais v. Steam Boat America 8 Mart. (n.s.) 166 1829 0 Torts, negligence Louisiana
McCalep v. Hart 8 Mart. (n.s.) 155 1829 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, contracts, warranty, damages Louisiana
Meilleur v. Coupry 8 Mart. (n.s.) 128 1829 0 Successions, executor, capacity, emancipation, property Louisiana
Jardela v. Abat 8 Mart. (n.s.) 126 1829 0 Property, sales, parol evidence, mortgages, privileges, successions, donations Louisiana
Sharp v. Davis 8 La. Ann. 92 1853 0 Promissory notes, sales, employment Louisiana
Kennedy v. Beaseley 8 La. Ann. 88 1853 0 Sales, successions, contract Louisiana
Peacock v. Chapman 8 La. Ann. 87 1853 0 Sales, suretyship, mortgages, subrogation Louisiana