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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Decuir v. Lejeune 15 La. Ann. 569 1860 0 Contracts, Wills, Property Louisiana
Taylor, Hadden & Co. v. Pearce 15 La. Ann. 564 1860 0 Hypothecary Action, Mortgage, Property, Louisiana
Ranlett v. Constance 15 La. Ann. 423 1860 0 Remedies, fraud, property, consideration, Secured transactions, debt, Louisiana
Denson v. Stewart 15 La. Ann. 456 1860 0 Debts, Sale of Enslaved Person Louisiana
Morris v. Kendig 15 La. Ann. 404 1860 0 Sale of enslaved person, promissory notes, "defective" slave Louisiana
Watson v. James 15 La. Ann. 386 1860 0 Promissory Notes, Property, Sales, Louisiana
Barbin v. Gaspard 15 La. Ann. 539 1860 0 Property, Sale of Slave, Parol Evidence Louisiana
Tom v. Ernest 15 La. Ann. 44 1860 0 Property, Successions, Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Partnerships, sales, property, fraud, privileges, simulation, criminal law Louisiana
Palfrey v. His Creditors 8 La. 276 1835 0 Syndic, mortgages, privileges, sales, debts, property Louisiana
Slocomb v. Breedlove 8 La. 143 1835 0 Property, intervenor, promissory notes, sales, successions, conflict of laws, debts Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 17 La. 194 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, privileges, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Jourdan v. Virgil 5 La. 40 1850 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Petroux v. Chasal 13 La. 459 1839 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Borel v. Fusillier 2 La. 567 1831 0 Sales, contracts Louisiana
Delamour v. Roger 7 La. Ann. 152 1852 0 Partnerships, contracts, property Louisiana
Union Bank v. Dosson 7 La. Ann. 548 1852 0 Judicial seizure, property, mortgages, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Scott v. Rusk 2 La. Ann. 266 1847 0 Obligations, community property, promissory notes, sales, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Taylor v. Rostrop 3 La. Ann. 100 1848 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Rogers v. Chandler 6 La. Ann. 349 1851 0 Sales, promissory notes, privileges, mortgages, sequestration, recordation of mortgages Louisiana