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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dyson v. Phelps 14 La. Ann. 722 1859 0 Successions, sales, property Louisiana
Boatner v. Wade 14 La. Ann. 695 1859 0 Sequestration, property Louisiana
Ford v. Newcomer 14 La. Ann. 706 1859 0 Property, Successions, Debts Louisiana
Alford v. Hughes & Randolph 14 La. Ann. 727 1859 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Succession of David 14 La. Ann. 730 1859 0 Mortgages, property Louisiana
Widow & Heirs of King v. Wartelle 14 La. Ann. 740 1859 0 Property, partition, wills, estates Louisiana
Sandidge v. Sanderson 21 La. Ann. 757 1869 0 Contracts, post-abolition law Louisiana
Deshotels v. Soileau 14 La. Ann. 745 1859 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Satterfield v. Spurlock 21 La. Ann. 771 1869 0 Contracts - was later brought again as case #62 above Louisiana
Payne & Harrison v. Scott 14 La. Ann. 760 1859 0 Wills, tutorship, property Louisiana
Succession of McClelland 14 La. Ann. 762 1859 0 Wills, community and separate property Louisiana
Smith v. Taylor 14 La. Ann. 663 1859 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizures Louisiana
Harry v. Constantin 14 La. Ann. 782 1859 0 Slander Louisiana
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Sales, warranty, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Calmes v. Duplantier 14 La. Ann. 814 1859 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Louisiana
City of New Orleans v. Fassman & Yancey 14 La. Ann. 865 1859 0 Taxes Louisiana
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Criminal law, seizure, sales, privileges, successions, property Louisiana
M'Cabe v. Gentes 18 La. 31 1841 0 Seizure, sales, promissory notes, damages, mortgages Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 18 La. 12 1841 0 Property, successions, obligations, contracts, wills, sales Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 18 La. 17 1841 0 Wills, recission, sales, domicil, personal jurisdiction, successions Louisiana