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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Berard v. Berard 9 La. 156 1836 0 Freedom suit, property, successions Louisiana
Gaillard v. Labat 9 La. 17 1835 0 Recission, fraud, redhibition, sales, promissory notes, contracts 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
Strawbridge v. Turner 9 La. 213 1836 0 Torts, property, damages, negligence, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Foutelet v. Murrell 9 La. 291 1836 0 Injunction, sales, seizure, successions, property, community property, fraud, mortgages Louisiana
Chase v. Mayor 9 La. 343 1836 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, liability, bailment Louisiana
Macarty v. Bond's Administrator 9 La. 351 1836 0 Sales, property, successions, damages, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
Montreuil v. Pierre 9 La. 356 1836 0 Successions, property, wills, capacity, emancipation, conflict of laws, prescription Louisiana
Winn v. Twogood 9 La. 422 1836 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Chardon's Heirs v. Bongue 9 La. 458 1836 0 Successions, wills, emancipation, fraud, capacity Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Marot 9 La. 473 1836 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Ory's Syndics v. David 9 La. 59 1836 0 Syndic, property, debts, sales, redhibition, damages, mortgages, recission Louisiana
Patin v. Her Creditors 9 La. 64 1836 0 Debts, property, privileges, mortgages, contracts, syndic, community property Louisiana
Pepper v. Dunlap 9 La. Ann. 137 1854 0 Sales, judicial seizure, property, prescription, eviction Louisiana
Succession of Eubanks 9 La. Ann. 147 1854 0 Wills, revocation of wills Louisiana
Bird v. Vail 9 La. Ann. 176 1854 0 Emancipation, successions, wills Louisiana
Desobry v. Carmena 9 La. Ann. 180 1854 0 Mortgages, property, judicial seizure Louisiana
State v. Lethe 9 La. Ann. 182 1854 0 Criminal law, jurisdiction Louisiana
Percy v. Percy 9 La. Ann. 185 1854 0 Mortgages, sales, marital property Louisiana