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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mitcell v. Johnson 8 La. 525 1835 0 Property, sales, privileges, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Stockton v. Truxton 8 La. 224 1835 0 Promissory notes, sales, seizure, mortgages, fraud Louisiana
Hicks v. Pope 8 La. 554 1835 0 Successions, property, community property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Harris v. Denison 8 La. 543 1835 0 Sales, petitory action, sequestration, property, successions, fraud, simulation, prescription Louisiana
Icar v. Suares 7 La. 517 1835 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Strawbridge v. Turner 8 La. 537 1835 0 Torts, runaway enslaved person, liability, damages Louisiana
Gaillard v. Labat 9 La. 17 1835 0 Recission, fraud, redhibition, sales, promissory notes, contracts Louisiana
Berluchaux v. Berluchaux 7 La. 539 1835 0 Partition, successions, wills, property, tutorship Louisiana
Offutt v. Hendsley 9 La. 1 1835 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, injunction, successions, suretyship, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Mortee v. Roach's Syndic 8 La. 81 1835 0 Recission, sales, debts, syndic, mortgages, privileges, property Louisiana
Fagot v. Porche 7 La. 562 1835 0 Partnerships, promissory notes, seizure, sales, parol evidence Louisiana
Wells v. Walker 8 La. 14 1835 0 Petitory action, property, sales, fraud, recordation, privileges Louisiana
Hart & Co. v. St. Romes 7 La. 586 1835 0 Torts, theft, liability, damages, trespass Louisiana
Bank of Louisiana v. Stansbury 8 La. 257 1835 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, injunction, property, privileges, community property Louisiana
Fastin v. Eastin's Heirs 10 La. 194 1836 0 Successions, community property, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Breaux v. Martin's Heirs 10 La. 199 1836 0 Successions, promissory notes, privileges Louisiana
Berthoud's Heirs v. Unruh 9 La. 180 1836 0 Successions, sales Louisiana
Casanova's Heirs v. Avegno 9 La. 192 1836 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, successions, privileges, property, community property, sales Louisiana
Phillis v. Gentin 9 La. 208 1836 0 Freedom suit, damages, sales Louisiana
Cox v. Rees 10 La. 232 1836 0 Suretyship, mortgages, property, debts, privileges Louisiana