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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 10 Mart. (o.s.) 25 1821 0 Wills, capacity, emancipation, newly discovered evidence, parol evidence, successions Louisiana
Ulzere v. Poeyfarre 8 Mart. (o.s.) 155 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Victoire v. Dussuau 4 Mart. (o.s.) 212 1816 0 Parol evidence, contracts, witness testimony, emancipation, freedom suit, capacity, property Louisiana
Nerault's Heirs & Wife v. L'Enclos 8 Mart. (n.s.) 185 1829 0 Property, community property, successions, eviction, sales Louisiana
Melancon's Heirs v. Duhamel 10 Mart. (o.s.) 225 1821 0 Sales, successions, property, damages, contracts Louisiana
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 512 1820 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, capacity, insane delusion, emancipation Louisiana
Forsyth v. Nash 4 Mart. (o.s.) 385 1816 0 Property, sales, recordation, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony, conflict of laws, criminal law Louisiana
Overton v. Archinard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 207 1826 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions, syndic, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Campbell v. Henderson 1 Mart. (n.s.) 510 1823 0 Property, sales, conflict of laws, runaway enslaved person, petitory action, witness testimony Louisiana
Deshautel v. Parkins ex rel. Campbell 1 Mart. (n.s.) 547 1823 0 Seizure, petitory action, property, successions, fraud, mortgagtes, sales, injunction, partition Louisiana
Campbell v. Armstrong 1 Mart. (n.s.) 574 1823 0 Petitory action, damages, restitution, torts Louisiana
Baldwin v. Williams 1 Mart. (n.s.) 618 1823 0 Promissory notes, debts, sales, successions, recission, novation Louisiana
Kimble v. Kimble 1 Mart. (n.s.) 633 1823 0 Property, seizure, privileges, sales, damages, simulation, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Levy v. Wise 15 La. Ann. 38 1860 0 Contracts, Sureties, Property Louisiana
Oakey v. Drummond 7 La. Ann. 205 1852 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Baldree v. Davenport 7 La. Ann. 587 1852 0 Estates, donations, property Louisiana
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Freedom suit, wills, successions, emancipation, conflict of laws, syndic, privileges Louisiana
Calmes v. Stone 7 La. Ann. 133 1852 0 Petitory action, successions, wills, sales Louisiana
Baker v. Tabor 7 La. Ann. 556 1852 0 Emancipation, contracts Louisiana
Fabre v. Hepp 7 La. Ann. 5 1852 0 Marital property, sales, fraud, successions, mortgages Louisiana