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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Howard v. Copley 10 La. Ann. 504 1855 0 Petitory action, heirs, donation Louisiana
Parker v. Portis 14 Tex. 166 1855 0 Administrator of property dispute Texas
Richard v. Ouviere 10 La. Ann. 723 1855 0 Mortgages, simulation, Trusts, successions Louisiana
Davie v. Stevens 10 La. Ann. 496 1855 0 Promissory notes, property, estates Louisiana
McAlpin v. Jones 10 La. Ann. 552 1855 0 Theft of enslaved person, sequestration, property, estates Louisiana
Cormier v. Ryan 10 La. Ann. 688 1855 0 Marital property, sales Louisiana
Semere v. Semere 10 La. Ann. 704 1855 0 Sales, wills, simulated sale, emancipation Louisiana
Lewis v. Peets 10 La. Ann. 489 1855 0 Parol evidence, redhibition, sales Louisiana
Overton v. Simon 10 La. Ann. 685 1855 0 Obligations, contracts, breach of contract, negligence Louisiana
State v. Dick 10 La. Ann. 461 1855 0 Criminal law, assault, sentencing, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Priestly v. Shaughnessy 10 La. Ann. 455 1855 0 Mortgages, simulation Louisiana
Connor's Widow v. Administrators of Connor 10 La. Ann. 440 1855 0 Marital property, wills, conflict of laws Louisiana
Mouton v. Beauchamp 10 La. Ann. 666 1855 0 Suretyship, promissory notes, successions, sales, fraud Louisiana
Succession of Thibodaux 10 La. Ann. 653 1855 0 Successions, sale of enslaved person, property Louisiana
Young v. Egan 10 La. Ann. 415 1855 0 Emancipation, wills, trusts, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Creswell v. Tabary 10 La. Ann. 396 1855 0 Redhibition, legacies Louisiana
Payne v. Raudon 10 La. Ann. 349 1855 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Matta v. Gayle 10 La. Ann. 347 1855 0 Suretyship, hypothecary action, mortgages Louisiana
City of New Orleans v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 10 La. Ann. 735 1855 0 taxes, property Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 10 La. Ann. 651 1855 0 Heirs, manumission, wills Louisiana