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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Zeringue v. Rixner 14 La. 385 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, sales, property Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Marot 9 La. 473 1836 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Collings v. Hamilton 14 La. 343 1840 0 Contracts, employment, wages, witness testimony Louisiana
Rowley v. Rowley 19 La. 557 1841 0 Community property, property, divorce, partition, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Poydras v. Mourain 9 La. 492 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, property, emancipation, obligations Louisiana
Maurin & Co. v. Rouquer 19 La. 594 1841 0 Privileges, sales, property, fraud, contracts, prescription Louisiana
McMaster v. Beckwith 2 La. 329 1831 0 Damages, torts, sales, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Wilson v. Munday 5 La. 483 1833 0 Promissory notes, sales, pledges, privileges, mortgages, property, sequestration, seizure Louisiana
Daunois v. Leeds 2 La. 358 1831 0 Sales, delivery, property, seizure Louisiana
Stewart's Curator v. Row 10 La. 530 1837 0 Successions, property, community property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Barnett v. Macoin 14 La. 428 1840 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, criminal law Louisiana
Dismukes v. Musgrove 2 La. 335 1831 0 Sales, trusts, fraud, successions, promissory notes Louisiana
Kerries v. Botts 14 La. 432 1840 0 Sales, redhibition, warranty, recission Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 9 La. 572 1836 0 Petitory action, sales, consideration, parol evidence Louisiana
German v. Gay 9 La. 580 1836 0 Successions, community property, property, sales, partition, warranty, peremptory exemption, petitory action Louisiana
Conway v. Williams' Administrator 10 La. 568 1837 0 Promissory notes, prescription, sales, witness testimony, debts Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 14 La. 467 1840 0 Promissory notes, property, sales, mortgages, recission, redhibition, fraud Louisiana
Cotton v. Cullen 2 La. 371 1831 0 Successions, partnerships, capacity, agency, debts, property, wills Louisiana
Adams v. His Creditors 14 La. 454 1840 0 Property, promissory notes, conflict of laws, contracts, partnerships, privileges, debts, community property, mortgages, prescription, fraud, syndic Louisiana
Maurin v. Dashiell 14 La. 471 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, seizure, sales, damages Louisiana