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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knight v. Murchison 1 Rob. 31 1841 0 Intervernor, property, community property, conflict of laws, simulation, sales Louisiana
Dorsey v. Phelan 1 Rob. 28 1841 0 Community property, property, seizure, sales, damages Louisiana
Klady v. McGuire 1 Rob. 25 1841 0 Jurisdiction, sales, criminal law Louisiana
Bronaugh v. Neal 1 Rob. 23 1841 0 Suretyship, reconventional demand, promissory notes, contracts, delivery Louisiana
Gallier v. Walsh 1 Rob. 226 1842 0 Partnership, liquidation, property, contracts Louisiana
Martin v. Drake 1 Rob. 218 1842 0 Promissory notes, redhibition, sales, community property, suretyship Louisiana
Slocomb v. Watkins 1 Rob. 214 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, seizure, sales, privileges Louisiana
Hereford v. Chase 1 Rob. 212 1841 0 Promissory notes, suretyship, privileges, subrogation Louisiana
Dussin v. Charles 1 Rob. 195 1841 0 Promissory notes, agency, sales, freedom suit Louisiana
Baird v. Livingston 1 Rob. 182 1841 0 Debts, sales, mortgages, prescription, contracts Louisiana
Jackson v. Heirs of Bridges 1 Rob. 172 1841 0 Freedom suit, sales, warranty Louisiana
Armstrong v. Mooney 1 Rob. 167 1841 0 Recission, sales, damages Louisiana
Griffin v. Waters 1 Rob. 149 1841 0 Partition, property, community property, successions, partnerships Louisiana
Duncan v. Elam 1 Rob. 135 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, recordation Louisiana
McClure v. Copley 1 Rob. 133 1841 0 Sales, successions, promissory notes Louisiana
Dorsey v. Harding 1 Rob. 132 1841 0 Community property, property, seizure, sales, damages Louisiana
Manadue v. Franklin 1 Rob. 122 1841 0 Sales, property, community property, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Hood v. Segrest 1 Rob. 109 1841 0 Petitory action, delivery, possessory action Louisiana
Benton v. Abner C. 1 Rob. 101 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Nantz v. Wyatt 1 Rob. 10 1841 0 Property, petitory action, sales, consideration, debt Louisiana