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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Thomas 12 La. 48 1845 0 Statutory interpretation, wills, property, criminal law Louisiana
Gorton v. Gorton's Executor 12 La. 476 1838 0 Injunction, seizure, sales, mortgages, successions, property, promissory notes, suretyship Louisiana
Cuny v. Robert 12 La. 474 1838 0 Sales, petitory action, warranty, promissory notes Louisiana
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, recission, damages Louisiana
Arthur v. Cochran 12 La. 41 1845 1 Louisiana
Collier v. His Creditors 12 La. 398 1846 0 Mortgages, property, seizure, sales, promissory notes, prescription, privileges Louisiana
Chabert v. Beard 12 La. 397 1846 0 Community property, mortgages, promissory notes Louisiana
Clark v. Christine 12 La. 394 1838 0 Community property, fraud, prescription, contracts Louisiana
Mercier v. Canonge 12 La. 385 1846 0 Successions, privileges, liquidation, community property, sales, tutorship Louisiana
Leeds v. Yeatman 12 La. 383 1838 0 Seizure, sales, property, injunction, suretyship Louisiana
Keys v. Nettles 12 La. 381 1838 0 Petitory action, community property, capacity Louisiana
New Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Paulding 12 La. 378 1845 1 Louisiana
Succession of Packwood 12 La. 334 1845 0 Sales, community property, successions, conflict of laws, promissory notes Louisiana
Andat v. Gilly 12 La. 323 1845 0 Successions, sales, emancipation, contracts Louisiana
Conolly v. Bertrand 12 La. 313 1838 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, fraud Louisiana
Fabre v. Sparks 12 La. 31 1845 0 Successions, community property, wills Louisiana
Bourg v. Trahan's Heirs 12 La. 278 1838 0 Partition, property, community property, contracts Louisiana
Coxe v. Rowley 12 La. 273 1845 0 Promissory notes, property, mortgages, sales, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Poulard v. Delamare 12 La. 267 1838 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, successions, contracts, sales Louisiana
Buard v. Lemée 12 La. 243 1845 0 Successions, partnerships, mortgages, property, promissory notes, debts, prescription, obligations Louisiana