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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Cassidy v. His Creditors 6 Rob. 303 1843 0 Syndic, sales, mortgages, privileges, successions Louisiana
Denton v. Murdock 5 Rob. 127 1843 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, witness testimony Louisiana
Rosine v. Bonnabel 5 Rob. 163 1843 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, parol evidence Louisiana
Petit v. Laville 5 Rob. 117 1843 0 Sales, promissory notes, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Fanchonette v. Grangé 5 Rob. 510 1843 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, evidence Louisiana
Dickinson v. Goodin 5 Rob. 122 1843 0 Agency, mandates, redhibition, sales, obligations, property Louisiana
Fox v. Walsh 5 Rob. 222 1843 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana
Lobdell v. Burke 5 Rob. 93 1843 0 Sales, delivery, fraud, redhibition Louisiana
Verdun v. Splane 6 Rob. 530 1844 0 Emancipation, prescription, reconventional demand Louisiana
Soubie v. Sougeron 5 Rob. 148 1843 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Succession of Field 3 Rob. 5 1842 0 Successions, property, mortgages, privileges, sales Louisiana
Hivert v. Lacaze 3 Rob. 357 1842 0 Redhibition, sales, warranty, fraud Louisiana
Nolé v. de St. Romes 3 Rob. 484 1843 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, damages, successions Louisiana
Smith v. McDowell 3 Rob. 430 1843 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Womack v. Nicholson 3 Rob. 248 1842 0 Damages, torts, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Heirs of Hoover v. York 24 La. Ann. 375 1872 0 Estate/Heirs Louisiana
Kellar v. Fink 3 La. Ann. 17 1848 0 Sales, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Ludeling v. Graves 3 La. Ann. 597 1848 0 Possessory action, property sales Louisiana
State v. Jerry 3 La. Ann. 576 1848 0 Murder, criminal law, capital punishment Louisiana
Ex parte Louis 3 La. Ann. 467 1848 0 Wills, emancipation, property, damages, unpaid wages Louisiana