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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
McCargo v. New Orleans Insurance 10 Rob. 202 1845 0 Insurance policy, emancipation, murder Louisiana
Stewart v. Pickard 10 Rob. 18 1845 0 Community property, sales, successions, prescription, donations Louisiana
Farmer v. Fisk 9 Rob. 351 1844 0 Redhibition, warranty, sales, recission, damages, runaway enslaved person, quanti minoris Louisiana
Milo v. Lynch 9 Rob. 98 1844 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person, Louisiana
Calderwood v. Trent 9 Rob. 227 1844 0 Property, seizure, sales, privileges, fraud, injunction Louisiana
Mazerolle v. Françoise 9 Rob. 528 1845 0 Successions, emancipation, sales Louisiana
Fanchonette v. Grange 9 Rob. 86 1844 0 Damages, seizure, property, successions, freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Lewis v. Gibson 9 Rob. 146 1844 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Cecile v. St. Denis 9 Rob. 231 1844 0 Sales, fraud, property, contracts, damages, simulation Louisiana
Spencer v. Conrad 9 Rob. 78 1844 0 Successions, community property, contracts, promissory notes, sales, prescription Louisiana
Merritt v. Burgess 7 La. 434 1844 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Lewis v. Cartwright 7 La. 186 1844 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws Louisiana
Mishon v. Bein 7 La. 146 1844 0 Petitory action, usufruct, successions Louisiana
Burkett v. Layton 7 La. 457 1844 0 Trusts, marriage, community property, conflict of laws, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Self v. Morris 7 La. 24 1844 0 Successions, community property, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Drummond v. Commissioners of the Clinton & Port Hudson Railroad 7 La. 234 1844 0 Sales, fraud, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Knight v. Heinnes 9 Rob. 377 1844 0 Sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Hagan v. Hart 6 Rob. 427 1844 0 Sales, privileges, seizure, injunction, property Louisiana
Cox v. Camp 6 Rob. 425 1844 0 Community property, warranty, sales, simulation, mortgages Louisiana
White v. Guyot 6 Rob. 443 1844 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana