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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gravier v. Livingston 6 Mart. (o.s.) 281 1819 0 Successions, property, partition, community property, adverse possession Louisiana
Donaldson v. Rust 6 Mart. (o.s.) 260 1819 0 Petitory action, successions, sales, property, privileges, venue Louisiana
Peytavin v. Hopkins 6 Mart. (o.s.) 256 1819 0 Agency, partneships, property, mortgages, seizure, sales, evidence Louisiana
Metayer v. Metayer 6 Mart. (o.s.) 16 1819 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, false imprisonment, damages, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Hannie v. Browder 6 Mart. (o.s.) 14 1819 0 Community property, successions, sales, privileges, property, mortgages Louisiana
Lacroix v. Menard 6 Mart. (n.s.) 98 1827 0 Promissory notes, property, mortgages, mandates, intervenor, contracts Louisiana
Bernardine v. Despinasse 6 Mart. (n.s.) 94 1827 0 Freedom suit, sales, successions, partition, trusts, emancipation, contracts Louisiana
Barfield v. Hewlett 6 Mart. (n.s.) 78 1827 0 Property, petitory action, sales Louisiana
Overton v. Gervais 6 Mart. (n.s.) 685 1828 0 Sales, property, debts, bonds Louisiana
Daquin v. Coiron 6 Mart. (n.s.) 674 1828 0 Successions, property, tutorship, privileges, debts, contracts, suretyship, sales Louisiana
Poydras v. Hiriart 6 Mart. (n.s.) 650 1828 0 Hypothecary action, seizure, sales, property, mortgages, debts, sequestration Louisiana
Percy v. Millaudon 6 Mart. (n.s.) 616 1828 0 Partnerships, property, wages, sequestration, mandates, successions Louisiana
Volant v. Lambert 6 Mart. (n.s.) 555 1828 0 Sales, conflict of laws, damages, petitory action, theft Louisiana
Dunbar v. Skillman 6 Mart. (n.s.) 539 1828 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition Louisiana
Planters' Bank v. Proctor 6 Mart. (n.s.) 531 1828 0 Seizure, property, intervenor Louisiana
Semple v. Buhler 6 Mart. (n.s.) 469 1828 0 Damages, negligence, property, sales, suretyship, injunction, mortgages, prescription Louisiana
Roulin v. Sabatier 6 Mart. (n.s.) 429 1828 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions Louisiana
Hawkins v. Vanwickle 6 Mart. (n.s.) 418 1828 0 Property, petitory action, fieri facias, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Poydras v. Hiriart 6 Mart. (n.s.) 403 1828 0 Hypothecary action, sales, seizure, mortgages, property, debts, sequestration Louisiana
Gardere v. Fisk 6 Mart. (n.s.) 387 1828 0 Injunction, sales, mortgages, debts, parol evidence Louisiana