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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Hall v. Mulhollan 7 La. 383 1834 0 Petitory action, revendication, successions, sales, property, conflict of laws, mortgages Louisiana
Day v. Martin 7 La. 365 1834 0 Suretyship, injunction, bonds, prescription, laches, seizure, sales, privileges, debts, property Louisiana
Louis v. Cabarrus 7 La. 170 1834 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Harrod v. Voorhies' Administratrix 16 La. 254 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, recordation, debts, prescription, seizure, sales Louisiana
Filhiol's Heirs v. Hempkin 16 La. 326 1840 0 Successions, debts, attorney's fees, sales, property Louisiana
Brosnaham v. Turner 16 La. 433 1840 0 Successions, property, emancipation, legitimacy, wills, conflict of laws, capacity, sales Louisiana
Cuny v. Robert 16 La. 175 1840 0 Sales, petitory action, delivery, warranty, mandate, agency, prescription, property Louisiana
Fulton's v. Gorton's Executor 16 La. 320 1840 0 Injunction, sales, successions, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, seizure, sales, recission, promissory notes, warranty, damages Louisiana
Goubeau v. New Orleans & Nashville Rail Road 6 Rob. 345 1844 0 Sales, seizure, property, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Nelson v. Lillard 16 La. 336 1840 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, damages, warranty, mortgages, promissory notes Louisiana
Potts v. Blanchard 19 La. Ann. 167 1867 0 Mortgages, Deeds Louisiana
Martin v. Kelly 19 La. Ann. 444 1867 0 Contracts, Warranty Louisiana
Tate v. Fletcher 19 La. Ann. 371 1867 0 Contracts, Property, Abolition Louisiana
Courtney v. Shelton 19 La. Ann. 380 1867 0 Contracts Louisiana
Simpson v. Lewis 19 La. Ann. 453 1867 0 Contracts, Property Louisiana
Perry v. Holloway 10 Rob. 107 1845 0 Debts, property, fieri facias, mortgages, privileges, fraud Louisiana
Chapman v. Hardesty 10 Rob. 34 1845 0 Successions, sales, writ of fifa, contracts, property Louisiana
Labauve v. Boudreau 9 Rob. 28 1844 0 Simulation, fraud, successions, sales Louisiana
Stone v. Tew 9 Rob. 193 1844 0 Promissory notes, community property Louisiana
Stafford v. Mead 9 Rob. 142 1844 0 Community property, sales, seizure, mortgages, damages, privileges Louisiana