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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
McFarlane v. Richardson 11 Rob. 13 1845 0 Hypothecary action, sales, seizure, mortgages, fieri facias Louisiana
Cassidy v. His Creditors 2 Rob. 47 1842 0 Successions, mortgages, privileges, sales, property, promissory notes Louisiana
Moreau v. Chauvin 8 Rob. 157 1844 0 Mortgages, sales, obligations, contracts, recission Louisiana
Offutt v. Morancy 12 La. 92 1845 0 Sales, contracts, promissory notes, delivery Louisiana
Rist v. Hagan 8 Rob. 106 1844 0 Redhibition, sales, warranty, runaway enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
White v. Guyot 4 Rob. 108 1843 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, seizure, sales, recission, redhibition, damages Louisiana
Graves v. Hemken 12 La. 103 1845 0 Seizure, property, wills, successions, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Mehle v. Lapeyrollerie 16 La. Ann. 4 1861 0 Marriage, Divorce Louisiana
Johnson v. Pilster 4 Rob. 71 1843 0 Mortgages, divorce, community property, successions, sales Louisiana
Ogden v. Michel 4 Rob. 155 1843 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Sides v. Nettles 4 Rob. 170 1843 0 Successions, property, prescription, wills Louisiana
Succession of Senac 2 Rob. 258 1842 0 Successions, legitimacy, wills, property, emancipation Louisiana
Moussier v. Zunts 14 La. Ann. 15 1859 0 Mortgage, damages, property, debts Louisiana
Hall v. McLauren 17 La. Ann. 35 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Jamison v. Bridge 14 La. Ann. 31 1859 0 Wills, emancipation, freedom suit Louisiana
Andat v. Gilly 12 La. 323 1845 0 Successions, sales, emancipation, contracts Louisiana
Guerin v. Rivarde 8 Rob. 457 1844 0 Community property, marriage, partition, res judicata Louisiana
State v. George 8 Rob. 535 1844 0 Battery, capital punishment, prescription Louisiana
State v. Moore 8 Rob. 518 1843 0 Murder, black code, manslaughter, criminal law, statutory interpretation, property Louisiana
Brown v. Raby 14 La. Ann. 41 1859 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana