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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Union Bank v. Dosson 7 La. Ann. 548 1852 0 Judicial seizure, property, mortgages, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Scott v. Rusk 2 La. Ann. 266 1847 0 Obligations, community property, promissory notes, sales, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Taylor v. Rostrop 3 La. Ann. 100 1848 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Rogers v. Chandler 6 La. Ann. 349 1851 0 Sales, promissory notes, privileges, mortgages, sequestration, recordation of mortgages Louisiana
Porche v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 778 1857 0 Property, creditor's rights, mortgages Louisiana
Succession of Plunkett 12 La. Ann. 558 1857 0 Successions, debts, estates, partition, property Louisiana
Cauley v. Lawson 58 N.C. 132 1859 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Darden v. Cowper 52 N.C. 210 1859 0 Action on the case, action of waste North Carolina
Carrollton Bank v. Cleveland 15 La. Ann. 616 1860 0 Property, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Louisiana v. Estate of Baillio 15 La. Ann. 555 1860 0 Freedom suit, Wills Louisiana
Little v. Bennett 58 N.C. 156 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
De L'Homme v. De Kerlegand 4 La. 353 1832 0 Property, promissory notes, successions, debts, fraud, sales, simulation, intervention, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Mullins v. McCandless 57 N.C. 425 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Thompson v. Mitchell 57 N.C. 441 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Mercer v. Byrd 57 N.C. 358 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wilson v. Weston 57 N.C. 349 1859 0 Mortgages North Carolina
State ex rel. Harrell v. Lee 51 N.C. 280 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Young v. Gibson 2 Tex. 417 1847 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Swain v. Spruill 57 N.C. 364 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Lawrence 73 N.C. 98 1875 0 Action of debt North Carolina