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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Kentuck 8 La. Ann. 308 1853 0 Criminal law, capital punishment Louisiana
Haynes v. Forno 8 La. Ann. 35 1853 0 Emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Heirs of Trahan v. Trahan 8 La. Ann. 455 1853 0 Emancipation, marital property, wills Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Emancipation, wills Louisiana
Brown v. Smith 8 La. Ann. 59 1853 0 Emancipation Louisiana
Stewart v. Allain 8 La. Ann. 64 1853 0 Mortgages, sales, property, judicial mortgage, simulation Louisiana
Jardela v. Abat 8 Mart. (n.s.) 126 1829 0 Property, sales, parol evidence, mortgages, privileges, successions, donations Louisiana
Meilleur v. Coupry 8 Mart. (n.s.) 128 1829 0 Successions, executor, capacity, emancipation, property Louisiana
Nerault's Heirs & Wife v. L'Enclos 8 Mart. (n.s.) 185 1829 0 Property, community property, successions, eviction, sales Louisiana
Ducrest's Heirs v. Bijeau's Estate 8 Mart. (n.s.) 192 1829 0 Successions, property, community property, sales, promissory notes, debts, partition Louisiana
Miles v. Oden 8 Mart. (n.s.) 214 1829 0 Property, conflict of laws, mortgages, seizure, fraud, sales, redhibition, promissory notes, privileges, recission Louisiana
Landreaux v. Campbell 8 Mart. (n.s.) 478 1830 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, property Louisiana
Merry v. Chexnaider 8 Mart. (n.s.) 699 1830 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Bazzi v. Rose 8 Mart. (o.s.) 149 1820 0 Habeas corpus, criminal law, freedom suit, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Ulzere v. Poeyfarre 8 Mart. (o.s.) 155 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Livaudais' Heirs v. Fon 8 Mart. (o.s.) 161 1820 0 Promissory notes, contracts, consideration, successions, evidence, capacity Louisiana
Catin v. D'Orgenoy's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Dufour v. Camfrancq 8 Mart. (o.s.) 235 1820 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, fieri facias, seizure, parol testimony, parol evidence, sequestration Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 512 1820 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, capacity, insane delusion, emancipation Louisiana