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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Bill 8 Rob. 527 1844 0 Criminal law, rape, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Mercier v. Canonge 12 La. 385 1846 0 Successions, privileges, liquidation, community property, sales, tutorship Louisiana
Wood v. Harrell 14 La. Ann. 61 1859 0 Suretyship, Warranty, Sales Louisiana
Malone v. Barker 2 Rob. 369 1842 0 Petitory action, promissory notes, sales, conflict of laws, mortgages, property Louisiana
Broussard v. Broussard 11 Rob. 445 1845 0 Community property, successions, fieri facias Louisiana
Pralon v. Aymard 12 La. 487 1846 0 Sales, privileges, mortgages, promissory notes Louisiana
Templeton v. Board of Levee Commissioners 16 La. Ann. 117 1861 0 Property Louisiana
Garrett v. Morgan 11 Rob. 447 1845 0 Fieri facias, intervenor, sales, bonds, subrogation, suretyship Louisiana
Thomas v. Hacket 21 La. Ann. 164 1869 0 Sale of slaves Louisiana
Loyd v. Mortee 14 La. Ann. 107 1859 0 Marriage, recission Louisiana
George v. Demouy 14 La. Ann. 145 1859 0 Freedom suit, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Mayes v. Smith 11 Rob. 503 1845 0 Fieri facias, seizure, succession, tutorship, wills Louisiana
Mayes v. Smith 11 Rob. 505 1845 0 Injunction, sales, damages Louisiana
Gay v. Kendig 2 Rob. 472 1842 0 Promissory notes, warranty, redhibition, recission, sales Louisiana
Chapman v. Woodward 16 La. Ann. 167 1861 0 Property Louisiana
King v. Neely 14 La. Ann. 165 1859 0 Sales, Louisiana
Gonor v. Gonor 11 Rob. 526 1845 0 Community property, consideration, privileges, sales, parol evidence, contracts Louisiana
Sandoz v. Gary 11 Rob. 529 1845 0 Petitory action, property, successions, prescription, sales, fraud, emancipation, suretyship, seizure Louisiana
Calmes v. Carruth 12 La. 660 1846 0 Sequestration, property, privileges, successions, sales Louisiana
State v. Karn 16 La. Ann. 183 1861 0 Criminal Louisiana