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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ritchie v. Wilson 3 Mart. (n.s.) 585 1825 0 Promissory notes, property, damages, torts, wages, employment, prescription, reconventional demand Louisiana
Harris' Tutor v. M'Kee 4 Mart. (n.s.) 485 1826 0 Partition, successions, property Louisiana
Bray v. Cumming 5 Mart. (n.s.) 252 1826 0 Trespass, theft, property, sales, parold evidence, donations, prescription Louisiana
Le Breton v. Morgan 4 Mart. (n.s.) 138 1826 0 Injunction, seizure, sales, taxes Louisiana
Overton v. Archinard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 207 1826 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions, syndic, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Avery v. Chappel 6 Conn. 270 1826 1 Connecticut
Byrd v. Bowie 5 Mart. (n.s.) 201 1826 0 Promissory notes, obligations, delivery, sales, property, consideration Louisiana
Elliot v. Cox 5 Mart. (n.s.) 285 1826 0 Suretyships, injunction, subrogation, mortgages, privileges, recordation, sales, seizure, property, parol evidence Louisiana
Tanner v. Robert 5 Mart. (n.s.) 255 1826 0 Property, successions, community property, partitions, conflict of laws Louisiana
Stow v. Ward 12 N.C. 67 1826 1 North Carolina
Dreux v. His Creditors 4 Mart. (n.s.) 629 1826 0 Successions, syndic, mortgages, privileges, property Louisiana
Skillman v. Lacy 5 Mart. (n.s.) 50 1826 0 Successions, capacity, mortgages, property, sales, seizure Louisiana
Clark's Heirs v. Barham's Heirs 4 Mart. (n.s.) 411 1826 0 Successions, wills, prescription, property Louisiana
Hernandez v. Garetage 4 Mart. (n.s.) 419 1826 0 Property, forced heir, successions, fraud, wills Louisiana
Stafford v. Stafford 5 Mart. (n.s.) 162 1826 0 Wages, sales Louisiana
Lawes v. Chinn 4 Mart. (n.s.) 388 1826 0 Sales, injunction, capacity, property, debts, mortgages Louisiana
Norwood v. Green 5 Mart. (n.s.) 175 1826 0 Sales, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Sanders v. Harding's Heirs 5 Mart. (n.s.) 62 1826 0 Successions, property, debts Louisiana
Bartels v. Harris 4 Me. 146 1826 1 Maine
Copelle v. Dalton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 123 1826 0 Successions, property, sales Louisiana