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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Self v. Morris 7 La. 24 1844 0 Successions, community property, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Drummond v. Commissioners of the Clinton & Port Hudson Railroad 7 La. 234 1844 0 Sales, fraud, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Raspillier v. Brownson 7 La. 231 1834 0 Suretyship, promissory notes, damages, contracts, privity Louisiana
Broussard v. Bernard 7 La. 211 1834 0 Community property, property, successions, sales, debts Louisiana
Villeré v. Græter 7 La. 203 1844 0 Damages, murder, torts Louisiana
Lewis v. Cartwright 7 La. 186 1844 0 Freedom suit, 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
Louis v. Cabarrus 7 La. 170 1834 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Grounx v. Abat's Executors 7 La. 17 1834 0 Successions, property, syndic, contracts, privileges, simulation, mortgages Louisiana
Cooney's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 156 1834 0 Successions, partition, petitory action, sales, warranty, damages, seizure, mortgages, debts, property Louisiana
Bradford's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 147 1834 0 Revendication, successions, sales, property Louisiana
Mishon v. Bein 7 La. 146 1844 0 Petitory action, usufruct, successions Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 7 La. 143 1834 0 Successions, sales, community property, sequestration, prescription Louisiana
Mary v. Morris 7 La. 135 1834 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, damages, sequestration, conflict of laws, successions, property, manumission Louisiana
Burroughs v. Nettles 7 La. 113 1834 0 Promissory notes, fraud, property, community property, sales, redhibition, recission, damages, witness testimont Louisiana
Lanoue v. Reed 7 La. 112 1834 0 Successions, sales, recission Louisiana
Layson v. Rowan 7 La. 1 1844 0 Deeds, privileges, property, conflict of laws, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Ketletas v. Fleet 7 Johns. 323 1811 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois