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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Benoit v. Benoit's Heirs 8 La. 228 1835 0 Partition, property, successions, prescription Louisiana
François v. Lobrano 10 Rob. 450 1845 0 Freedom suit, sales, damages Louisiana
Delahoussaye v. Delacroix 4 La. 371 1832 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, property, privileges, sales, discussion, prescription, seizure Louisiana
Hicky v. Sharp 4 La. 335 1832 0 Sales, successions, debt, promissory notes, suretyship Louisiana
Singleton v. Smith 4 La. 430 1832 0 Bonds, suretyship, sales, fieri facias, seizure, parol evidence Louisiana
Stewart v. Berard 4 La. 454 1832 0 Successions, sales, petitory action, adverse possession Louisiana
Reed v. Palfrey 4 La. 161 1832 0 Freedom suit, damages, warranty, eviction Louisiana
Heirs of Thompson v. Bell 4 La. 447 1832 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, mortgages, privileges, discussion, dilatory exception, property Louisiana
Cable v. Syndic of Hazleton's Estate 4 La. 560 1832 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, property, syndic, community property, sales, privileges Louisiana
Ingham v. Thomas 6 La. 82 1833 0 Debts, privileges, mortgages, recordation, syndic Louisiana
Compton v. Woolfolk 6 La. 272 1833 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, promissory notes Louisiana
Lowery v. Kline 6 La. 380 1834 0 Successions, property, wills, debts, sales, community property, privileges Louisiana
Huset's Heirs v. Lefebvre 6 La. 601 1834 0 Successions, property, sales, prescription Louisiana
Joyce v. De La Lande 6 La. 277 1834 0 Successions, sales, damages, property, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Psyche v. Paradol 6 La. 366 1834 0 Service, wills, property, sales, peremptory exception Louisiana
Myers v. Slack 6 La. 136 1834 0 Torts, negligence, contracts, employment, negligence Louisiana
Testamentary Executor of Lewis v. Casenave 6 La. 437 1834 0 Successions, sales, property, delivery, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 7 La. 143 1834 0 Successions, sales, community property, sequestration, prescription Louisiana
Stoker v. Leavenworth 7 La. 390 1834 0 Liability, torts, murder, damages, removal, domicil, subject matter jurisdiction Louisiana
Burroughs v. Nettles 7 La. 113 1834 0 Promissory notes, fraud, property, community property, sales, redhibition, recission, damages, witness testimont Louisiana