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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Rost v. Henderson 12 La. 549 1846 0 Wills, partition, emancipation, manumission Louisiana
Thomas v. Thomas 2 La. 166 1831 0 Wills, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Cripps v. Mudd 6 F. Cas. 814 1841 0 Wills/ Parol Evidence United States
Succession of Taylor v. Taylor 15 La. Ann. 313 1860 0 Wills, Marriages of enslaved persons Louisiana
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 Wills, Marriages District of Columbia
Pierre v. Fontenette 25 La. Ann. 617 1873 0 Wills/Marriage/Heir dispute Louisiana
Succession of McGill 6 La. Ann. 327 1851 0 Wills, marital property, sales, successions, conflict of laws, prescription, mortgages Louisiana
Shaw v. Reneau 10 La. Ann. 190 1855 0 Wills, marital property, estates, successions Louisiana
Price v. Ray 14 La. Ann. 697 1859 0 Wills, manumission, heirs Louisiana
Succession of Woodruff 14 La. Ann. 295 1859 0 Wills, manumission Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 11 La. Ann. 541 1856 0 Wills, management of enslaved persons Louisiana
Hannah v. Eggleston 17 La. Ann. 174 1865 0 Will, Slaves as heirs Louisiana
Vernon v. Vernon's Heirs 6 La. Ann. 242 1851 0 Wills, inheritence, legitimacy, successions Louisiana
Atkinson v. Rogers 14 La. Ann. 633 1859 0 Wills, immovable property, domicile, partnerships Louisiana
Henderson v. Fort 15 La. Ann. 383 1860 0 Wills, Heirs, Sale of Enslaved persons Louisiana
Hoggatt v. Morancy 10 La. Ann. 169 1855 0 Wills, heirs, estates, property Louisiana
Bennett v. Cane 18 La. Ann. 590 1866 0 Wills, Heirs Louisiana
Wigle v. Kirby's Executor 3 D.C. 597 1829 0 Wills/ Freedom suit/ manumission United States
Peter v. Cureton 19 F. Cas. 312 1825 0 Wills/ Freedom suit/ manumission United States
Marks v. Witkouski 16 La. Ann. 341 1861 0 Wills, Estates, Heirs Louisiana