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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Buel v. New-York Steamer 17 La. 541 1841 0 Runaway enslaved person, sequestration, witness testimony, property, sales, parol evidence Louisiana
Brown v. Gunning's Curatrix 19 La. 462 1841 0 Obligations, successions, sales, property, suretyship, debts, prescription, damages Louisiana
Slatter v. Holton 19 La. 39 1841 0 Sequestration, privileges, conversion Louisiana
Turner & Renshaw v. Wheaton 18 La. 37 1841 0 Promissory notes, sales, runaway enslaved person, recission, redhibition, warranty Louisiana
Huie v. Brazeale 19 La. 457 1841 0 Promissory notes, sales, seizure, service, notice Louisiana
Brown's Executors v. Copley & Jessup 19 La. 473 1841 0 Suretyship, promissory notes, sales, successions Louisiana
Duncan v. Hawks 18 La. 548 1841 0 Damages, runaway enslaved person, seizure, privileges Louisiana
Huey v. Drinkgrave 19 La. 482 1841 0 Promissory notes, sales, property, contracts Louisiana
Criswell v. Seay 19 La. 528 1841 0 Community property, property, successions Louisiana
Patterson v. Bonner 19 La. 508 1841 0 Property, usufruct, fruits, labor Louisiana
Zollikoffer v. Briggs, Lacoste & Co. 19 La. 521 1841 0 Sales, conflict of laws, trusts, property, injunction, damages Louisiana
Briggs, Lacoste & Co. v. Campbell 19 La. 524 1841 0 Sales, seizure, privileges, property, promissory notes Louisiana
Bowman v. Ware 18 La. 597 1841 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, damages, contracts Louisiana
Guerin's Heirs v. Bagneries 18 La. 590 1841 0 Successions, capacity, parol evidence, seizure, sales, petitory action, wills Louisiana
Rowley v. Rowley 19 La. 557 1841 0 Community property, property, divorce, partition, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Maurin & Co. v. Rouquer 19 La. 594 1841 0 Privileges, sales, property, fraud, contracts, prescription Louisiana
Russell v. Favier 18 La. 585 1841 0 Petitory action, sales, property, conflict of laws, damages, bailment Louisiana
Houghteling v. Fisher 19 La. 475 1841 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages Louisiana
Hermann, Briggs & Co. v. Hootsell 18 La. 419 1841 0 Promissory notes, intervenor, sales, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Pumphrey v. Prescott 19 La. 345 1841 0 Mortgages, property, seizure, sales, damages Louisiana