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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rroctor v. Richardson 11 La. 186 1837 0 Sales, property, partnerships, successions, community property, possessory action Louisiana
O'Donogan v. Knox 11 La. 384 1837 0 Successions, community property, property, wills, validity Louisiana
Thomassin v. Raphael's Executor 11 La. 128 1837 0 Successions, forced heir, legitimacy, filiation, marriage, emancipation Louisiana
Hall v. Emerson's Curator 11 La. 1 1837 0 Successions, property, sales, debts, privileges, seizure Louisiana
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 10 La. 524 1837 0 Sales, mortgages, property, contracts, damages, leases Louisiana
Forest v. Shores 11 La. 416 1837 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, sales, damages, paol evidence Louisiana
Mourain v. Beauvais 10 La. 477 1837 0 Attorney's fees, seizure, sales, privileges, injunction, damages Louisiana
Kemp's Heirs v. Kemp's Executors 11 La. 19 1837 0 Successions, donation, partnerships, debts, privileges, promissory notes, partition Louisiana
Broughton v. President of the Bank 6 Port. 48 1837 1 Alabama
Baylor v. M'Gregor 5 Port. 103 1837 1 Alabama
Saltmarsh v. Beene 4 Port. 283 1837 1 Alabama
Clark v. Christine 12 La. 394 1838 0 Community property, fraud, prescription, contracts Louisiana
Keys v. Nettles 12 La. 381 1838 0 Petitory action, community property, capacity Louisiana
Patterson v. Behan 12 La. 227 1838 0 Theft, property, evidence, damages, jury instructions, robbery Louisiana
Levy v. Levy 11 La. 577 1838 0 Property, partnerships, successions, donations, simulation, fraud, donations Louisiana
Terrill v. Chambers 12 La. 582 1838 0 Property, damages, successions, sales, adverse possession Louisiana
Behan v. Faures 12 La. 211 1838 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, recission, damages Louisiana
Mason v. Mason's Widow & Heirs 12 La. 589 1838 0 Partition, successions, property, donations, community property, promissory notes, collation Louisiana
Poulard v. Delamare 12 La. 267 1838 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, successions, contracts, sales Louisiana