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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Freedom suit, wills, successions, emancipation, conflict of laws, syndic, privileges Louisiana
Williamson v. Norton 7 La. Ann. 393 1852 0 Sequestration, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Calmes v. Stone 7 La. Ann. 133 1852 0 Petitory action, successions, wills, sales Louisiana
Winfield v. Little 7 La. Ann. 536 1852 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Baker v. Tabor 7 La. Ann. 556 1852 0 Emancipation, contracts Louisiana
Fabre v. Hepp 7 La. Ann. 5 1852 0 Marital property, sales, fraud, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Pickersgill v. Brown 7 La. Ann. 297 1852 0 Mortgages, obligations, property, sales, leases Louisiana
Harper v. Stanbrough 2 La. Ann. 377 1847 0 Wills, conflict of laws, property, successions, sales Louisiana
Sullivan v. Williams 2 La. Ann. 876 1847 0 Partnerships, sales, property, mandates, conflict of laws, interrogatories, prescription, capacity, contracts Louisiana
Succession of Montgomery 2 La. Ann. 469 1847 0 Trusts, property, conflict of laws, mortgages, sales, successions, recordation, promissory notes Louisiana
Bach v. Barrett 2 La. Ann. 955 1847 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Freeman v. Savage 2 La. Ann. 269 1847 0 Promissory notes, paraph, mortgages, sales. consideration, seizure, injunction, petitory action Louisiana
Robinett v. Compton 2 La. Ann. 846 1847 0 Community property, successions, sales, damages, title, good faith possessors, mortgages, warranty Louisiana
Lindeman v. Theobalds 2 La. Ann. 912 1847 0 Fieri facias, pettitory action, property, seizure, simulation, fraud, recordation, successions, sales, deeds Louisiana
Taylor v. Carlile 2 La. Ann. 579 1847 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, community property, seizure, sales, contracts, obligations Louisiana
Chambliss v. Atchison 2 La. Ann. 488 1847 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, debts, damaegs, petitory action, privileges, conflict of laws, promissory notes, injunction, recordation Louisiana
Sargent v. Slatter 6 La. Ann. 72 1851 0 Sales, redhibition, prescription, conflict of laws, contracts Louisiana
Rhinehart v. Doswell 6 La. Ann. 766 1851 0 Sales, prescription, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Aubert v. Aubert 6 La. Ann. 104 1851 0 Wills, capacity, parol evidence, form requirements Louisiana
Executors of Haggerty v. Powell 6 La. Ann. 533 1851 0 Sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana