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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Casson v. Cureton 12 Mart. (o.s.) 435 1822 0 Property, bailments, seizure, sales,, fieri facias, contracts, debts, obligations Louisiana
White v. Holsten 4 Mart. (o.s.) 471 1816 0 Property, successions, forced heirs, legitimacy, wills, parol evidence, conflict of laws, community property Louisiana
Ware v. Elam 8 Mart. (n.s.) 329 1829 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, obligations, damages Louisiana
White v. Cumming 5 Mart. (n.s.) 199 1826 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
State v. Pitot 12 Mart. (o.s.) 485 1822 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, absent heirs, evidence, error Louisiana
Abat v. Casteres 3 Mart. (n.s.) 220 1825 0 Sales, property, contracts, redhibition Louisiana
Byrd v. Bowie 5 Mart. (n.s.) 201 1826 0 Promissory notes, obligations, delivery, sales, property, consideration Louisiana
Morrison v. Trudeau 1 Mart. (n.s.) 384 1823 0 Successions, privileges, mortgages, sales, debts, seizure, property Louisiana
Dreux v. Dreux's Syndics 3 Mart. (n.s.) 239 1825 0 Syndics, community property, privileges, property, mortgages Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 10 Mart. (o.s.) 482 1822 0 Successions, evidence, trusts, property, mortgages, sales, obligations, syndics Louisiana
Provost v. Provost 4 Mart. (o.s.) 506 1816 0 Sales, property, fraud, privileges, community property, contracts, delivery, simulation Louisiana
Fleckner v. Nelder 12 Mart. (o.s.) 503 1822 0 Sales, property, defect, promissory notes, successions Louisiana
Haden v. Ware 8 Mart. (n.s.) 340 1829 0 Promissory notes, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Thomas v. Mead 8 Mart. (n.s.) 341 1829 0 Sales, fraud, property, consideration, privileges Louisiana
Crocker v. Watkins 4 Mart. (o.s.) 540 1816 0 Damages, sales, property, seizure, Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 10 Mart. (o.s.) 633 1822 0 Witness testimony, liability, community property, privileges Louisiana
Williams v. Kimball 8 Mart. (n.s.) 351 1829 0 Service, property, in personam, domicil Louisiana
Chiapella v. Lanusse's Syndics 10 Mart. (o.s.) 448 1821 0 Sales, property, mortgages, syndics, privileges, bankruptcy Louisiana
Bore's ex'r. v. Quierry's ex'r. 4 Mart. (o.s.) 545 1816 0 Partnership, property, cohabitation, successions, wills, sales, evidence, contracts Louisiana
Adams v. Gaynard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 248 1826 0 Petitory action, debts, promissory notes, witness testimony, best evidence rule, subrogation, sales Louisiana