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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamilton v. Hamilton 6 Mart. (n.s.) 143 1827 0 Partition, successions, capacity, wills, property, mortgages, sales, collation Louisiana
Moosa v. Allain 4 Mart. (n.s.) 99 1825 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, sales, wills, recission Louisiana
Bonnet v. Ramsay 6 Mart. (n.s.) 129 1827 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, prescription, runaway ensalved person Louisiana
Copelle v. Dalton 4 Mart. (n.s.) 123 1826 0 Successions, property, sales Louisiana
Torregano v. Segura's Syndic 2 Mart. (n.s.) 158 1824 0 Promissory notes, sales, property, privileges, debts, syndic, sequestration, subrogation, contracts, mortgages Louisiana
Le Breton v. Morgan 4 Mart. (n.s.) 138 1826 0 Injunction, seizure, sales, taxes Louisiana
Galloway v. Legan 4 Mart. (n.s.) 167 1826 0 Successions, property, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Erwin v. Porter 6 Mart. (n.s.) 166 1827 0 Property, seizure, sales, eviction, contracts Louisiana
Balfour v. Chew 4 Mart. (n.s.) 154 1826 0 Seizure, sales, injunction, property, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Ferrer v. Bofil 11 Mart. (o.s.) 234 1822 0 Witness testimony, credibility, evidence, capacity,wills, successions, contracts, property, fraud, partnerships Louisiana
Doubrere v. Grillier's Syndic 2 Mart. (n.s.) 171 1824 0 Freedom suit, property, sales, emancipation, sequestration, suretyship Louisiana
Metayer v. Metayer 6 Mart. (o.s.) 16 1819 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, false imprisonment, damages, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Cauchoix 11 Mart. (o.s.) 243 1822 0 Sales, petitory action, recordation, evidence Louisiana
Donaldson v. Rust 6 Mart. (o.s.) 260 1819 0 Petitory action, successions, sales, property, privileges, venue Louisiana
Andry v. Foy 7 Mart. (o.s.) 33 1819 0 Redhibition, recission, sales, warranty, runaway enslaved person, evidence Louisiana
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Abatement, prescription, res judicata, property, evidence Louisiana
Adams v. Gainard 7 Mart. (n.s.) 244 1828 0 ESuccessions, property, sales, prescription Louisiana
Gorton v. Barbin 7 Mart. (n.s.) 248 1828 0 Damages, robbery, property, liability, criminal law Louisiana
Accinelli v. Syndics of Menard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 222 1824 0 Sales, mandates, bankruptcy, contracts, property, mortgages, promissory notes, syndic, privileges Louisiana
Erwin v. Fenwick 6 Mart. (n.s.) 229 1827 0 Property, promissory notes, sales, damages, breach, contracts, specific performance, obligations, debts Louisiana