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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dorvin v. Wiltz 11 La. Ann. 514 1856 0 Marital property, divorce Louisiana
State v. Adeline 11 La. Ann. 736 1856 0 Murder, execution, confessions Louisiana
McMaster v. Stewart 11 La. Ann. 546 1856 0 Curatorship, Dispute over title of enslaved persons, prescription, sales Louisiana
Leverich v. Adams 11 La. Ann. 510 1856 0 Property, seizure, fraud, vendor's privileges Louisiana
Pratt v. McHatton 11 La. Ann. 260 1856 0 Partnerships, Contracts, leases, debts Louisiana
Crane v. Allen 11 La. Ann. 496 1856 0 Writ of possession, Louisiana
Dixon v. Chadwick 11 La. Ann. 215 1856 0 Redhibition, slave of enslaved person Louisiana
Louis v. Richard 12 La. Ann. 684 1856 0 Sales, usufruct, property Louisiana
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Testaments, manumission, filiation Louisiana
Ashford v. Tibbitts 11 La. Ann. 167 1856 0 Mortgages, property, sales, marital property Louisiana
Delphine v. Guillet 11 La. Ann. 424 1856 0 Emancipcation, wills, character evidence Louisiana
Davis v. Carroll 11 La. Ann. 705 1856 1 Louisiana
Mock v. Kennedy 11 La. Ann. 527 1856 0 Redhibition, sales, death of enslaved person Louisiana
Hill v. White 11 La. Ann. 170 1856 0 Runaway enslaved person, contracts, dispute of ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Devron v. His Creditors 11 La. Ann. 482 1856 0 Mortgages, creditor's rights, property, sales Louisiana
Lucas v. D'Armond 11 La. Ann. 168 1856 0 Creditor's rights, property, successions, simulated sale Louisiana
Maranthe v. Hunter 11 La. Ann. 734 1856 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Brack v. Wood 11 La. Ann. 512 1856 0 Possessory action, witness identification, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Woodward v. Lurty 11 La. Ann. 280 1856 0 Tutorship, probate, marital property, fraud, simulation Louisiana
City of New Orleans v. Lesseps 11 La. Ann. 251 1856 0 Obligations, taxes, assessment Louisiana