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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Finley v. Babin 12 La. Ann. 236 1857 0 Partition, mortgages, property, successions, probate Louisiana
Carmouche v. Carmouche 12 La. Ann. 721 1857 0 Donation inter vivos, usufruct Louisiana
Boatner v. Yarborough 12 La. Ann. 249 1857 1 Louisiana
Edwards v. Glasson 12 La. Ann. 586 1857 0 Promissory notes, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Succession of Waters 12 La. Ann. 97 1857 1 Louisiana
Holland v. Miller 12 La. Ann. 624 1857 0 Consideration, judgment made on insane person, recovery for enslaved persons, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Lewis v. City of New Orleans 12 La. Ann. 190 1857 0 Negligence, death and imprisonment of enslaved person, police misconduct Louisiana
Succession of Grover 12 La. Ann. 334 1857 0 Partnerships, Wills, property, contract Louisiana
Loubière v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 210 1857 0 Heirs, promissory notes, debts, property, successions Louisiana
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
Alexander v. Alexander 12 La. Ann. 588 1857 0 Sales of enslaved persons, wills Louisiana
Harbour v. Scott 12 La. Ann. 152 1857 0 Redhibition, recission of sale of enslaved persons Louisiana
Molaison v. Hébert 12 La. Ann. 232 1857 0 Forced heirs, testaments, manumission Louisiana
Owen v. Brown 12 La. Ann. 172 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person, harboring enslaved person Louisiana
Richardson v. Bell 12 La. Ann. 296 1857 0 Redhibition, property, recission of sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Succession of Croizet 12 La. Ann. 401 1857 0 Estates, accounts, debts Louisiana
Thompson v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 605 1858 0 Sales, emancipation Louisiana
White v. Anderson 13 La. Ann. 577 1858 0 Sales, debts, partnership Louisiana
State v. Peter 13 La. Ann. 232 1858 0 Criminal law, right to speedy trial Louisiana