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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Miller v. Belmonti 11 Rob. 339 1845 0 Freedom suit, sales, evidence, conflict of laws Louisiana
Pelham v. Steamboat Messenger 16 La. Ann. 99 1861 0 Sale of Slave, Death of Slave Louisiana
Morrison v. White 16 La. Ann. 100 1861 0 Sale of slave, Freedom Louisiana
Mouras v. Brewer 17 La. Ann. 82 1865 0 Recovery of stolen slave. Louisiana
Rost v. Henderson 12 La. 549 1846 0 Wills, partition, emancipation, manumission Louisiana
Hannah v. Eggleston 17 La. Ann. 174 1865 0 Will, Slaves as heirs Louisiana
Levistone v. Bona 4 Rob. 459 1843 0 Mortgages, debts, fraud, seizure, sales, recordation, promissory notes Louisiana
Union Bank of Louisiana v. Bradford 14 La. Ann. 159 1859 0 Subrogation, mortgages Louisiana
Pauline v. Hubert 14 La. Ann. 161 1859 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Stevens v. Wellington 1 La. Ann. 72 1846 0 Petitory action, sales, property, runaway enslaved person, contracts, garnishment, agency, delivery, torts Louisiana
Cawthorn v. McDonald 1 Rob. 55 1841 0 Damages, sales, seizure, mortgages, recordation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Cawthorn v. McDonald 1 Rob. 57 1841 0 Sales Louisiana
Carmena v. Blaney 16 La. Ann. 245 1861 0 Wills, Estates, Heirs Louisiana
Holmes v. Steamer Chieftain 1 La. Ann. 136 1846 0 Damages, privileges, in rem, witness testimony, impeachment, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Lewis v. Morgan 14 La. Ann. 401 1859 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Bornet v. Davis 1 La. Ann. 339 1846 0 Freedom suit, damages, sales, warranty, litigious rights Louisiana
Fisk v. Parker 14 La. Ann. 491 1859 0 Property Louisiana
State ex rel. Hickman v. Judge of the Third District Court of New Orleans 14 La. Ann. 504 1859 0 Freedom suit, sequestration Louisiana
State v. Fuller 14 La. Ann. 667 1859 0 Theft, harboring of an enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Price v. Ray 14 La. Ann. 697 1859 0 Wills, manumission, heirs Louisiana