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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Petayvin 4 Mart. (n.s.) 4 1825 0 Promissory notes, criminal law, robbery, liability, contracts Louisiana
Edwards v. Ballard 20 La. 169 1868 0 Secured Transactions Louisiana
Dismukes v. Musgrove 7 Mart. (n.s.) 58 1828 0 Successions, trusts, seizure, res judicata, preclusion, sequestration, wills Louisiana
Agaisse v. Guedron 2 Mart. (n.s.) 73 1824 0 Successions, property, sales, debts, privileges, restitution Louisiana
M'Grew v. Browder 2 Mart. (n.s.) 17 1823 0 Successions, theft, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
M'Donough v. Tregre 7 Mart. (n.s.) 68 1828 0 Intervenor, community property, property, sales, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Desdunes v. Miller 2 Mart. (n.s.) 53 1824 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, suretyship Louisiana
Donaldson v. Hull 7 Mart. (n.s.) 112 1828 0 Sales, property Louisiana
Pilie v. Dreux's Syndics 4 Mart. (n.s.) 75 1825 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, syndics, debts Louisiana
Barfield v. Hewlett 6 Mart. (n.s.) 78 1827 0 Property, petitory action, sales Louisiana
Pradere v. Berthelot 7 Mart. (n.s.) 133 1828 0 Mortgages, seizure, sales Louisiana
Hewes v. Barron 7 Mart. (n.s.) 134 1828 0 Contracts, sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Delery v. Mornet 11 Mart. (o.s.) 4 1822 0 Criminal law, dram shop law, damages, evidence, torts, property Louisiana
Davis v. Lee 20 La. 248 1868 0 Wills, Property Louisiana
Lacroix v. Menard 6 Mart. (n.s.) 98 1827 0 Promissory notes, property, mortgages, mandates, intervenor, contracts Louisiana
Nicholls v. Roland 11 Mart. (o.s.) 190 1822 0 Contracts, sales, damages, parol evidence, property, delivery, negligence, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Bryan v. Moore's Heirs 11 Mart. (o.s.) 26 1822 0 Successions, property, partition, community property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Singletary v. Singletary 7 Mart. (n.s.) 158 1828 0 Successions, property, partition, conflict of laws Louisiana
Sterling v. Luckett 7 Mart. (n.s.) 198 1828 0 Murder, damages Louisiana
Martel v. Tureaud's Estate 6 Mart. (n.s.) 118 1827 0 Mortgages, privileges, property, sales, promissory notes Louisiana