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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Melancon's Heirs v. Duhamel 3 Mart. (n.s.) 7 1824 1 Louisiana
Lambeth v. Mayor 6 La. 731 1834 1 Louisiana
Carpenter v. Herndon 173 La. 239 1931 1 Louisiana
Dick v. Byrne 7 La. 465 1844 1 Louisiana
Conklin v. Caffall 189 La. 301 1938 1 Louisiana
State v. Miller 154 La. 138 1923 1 Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Theard 225 La. 98 1954 1 Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Theard 72 So. 2d 310 1954 1 Louisiana
Keller v. Thompson 134 So. 2d 395 1961 1 Louisiana
Terral v. Jones 160 So. 315 1935 1 Louisiana
Conklin v. Caffall 179 So. 434 1938 1 Louisiana
Succession of Meteye 113 La. 1012 1905 1 Louisiana
Laporte v. Libby 114 La. 570 1905 1 Louisiana
State v. Fornea 242 La. 978 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. Fornea 140 So. 2d 381 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. McCarthy 43 La. Ann. 541 1891 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 881 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 929 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 454 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 471 1959 1 Louisiana