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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McGowan v. Laughlan 12 La. Ann. 242 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
Wilson v. Hendry 12 La. Ann. 244 1857 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, marital property, successions Louisiana
Bennett v. Bennett 12 La. Ann. 253 1857 0 Partition, intestacy, marital property Louisiana
Barclay v. Sewell 12 La. Ann. 262 1857 0 Property, capacity, emancipation Louisiana
Whann v. Hufty 12 La. Ann. 280 1857 0 Property, seizure, attachments Louisiana
Knight v. Knight 12 La. Ann. 396 1857 0 Property, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Williams v. Talbot 12 La. Ann. 407 1857 0 Redhibition, sale of enslaved person, damages Louisiana
McCay v. Chambliss 12 La. Ann. 412 1857 0 Promissory notes, consideration, redhibition Louisiana
Cornish v. Shelton 12 La. Ann. 415 1857 0 Redhibition, contracts, sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Turner v. Smith 12 La. Ann. 417 1857 0 Emancipation, will Louisiana
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
Riggin v. Kendig 12 La. Ann. 451 1857 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Fifth District Court ex rel. Perkins 12 La. Ann. 455 1857 0 Redhibition, contracts, sale of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Seventh Judicial District 12 La. Ann. 48 1857 0 Writ of mandamus, Seizure, sales, property Louisiana
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. King 12 La. Ann. 593 1857 0 Murder, excecution, retroactivity Louisiana
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
Brander v. Bobo 12 La. Ann. 616 1857 0 Property, Sales, seizure Louisiana
Chevalier v. Whatley 12 La. Ann. 651 1857 0 Sale of enslaved person, consideration, capacity, fraud Louisiana
Templet v. Baker 12 La. Ann. 658 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, Runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana