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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Benton v. Abner C. 1 Rob. 101 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Lebœuf v. Merle 1 La. Ann. 144 1846 0 Subgrogation, fieri facias, seizure, mortgages, privileges, recordation, sales, community property, suretyship, bonds, warranty Louisiana
Slocomb v. Watkins 1 Rob. 214 1841 0 Promissory notes, obligations, seizure, sales, privileges Louisiana
Adle v. Metoyer 1 La. Ann. 254 1846 0 Sales, promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, damages, suretyship, obligations, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana
Watt v. Rice 1 La. Ann. 280 1846 0 Promissory notes, contracts, community property, successions, smancipation, conflict of laws, consideration Louisiana
Kirkland v. New Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. 1 La. Ann. 299 1846 0 Injunctions, fieri facias, community property, contracts, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Lewis v. Morgan 14 La. Ann. 401 1859 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Bornet v. Davis 1 La. Ann. 339 1846 0 Freedom suit, damages, sales, warranty, litigious rights Louisiana
Kemp v. Womack 1 Rob. 369 1842 0 Successions, prescription, adverse possession Louisiana
Gilbert v. Hollinger 14 La. Ann. 441 1859 0 Property, attachments, Louisiana
Fisk v. Parker 14 La. Ann. 491 1859 0 Property Louisiana
Handy v. Parkison 10 La. 92 1836 0 Successions, property, community property, privileges, damages, usufruct Louisiana
State ex rel. Hickman v. Judge of the Third District Court of New Orleans 14 La. Ann. 504 1859 0 Freedom suit, sequestration Louisiana
Groves v. Clark 21 La. Ann. 567 1869 0 Contracts Louisiana
Parnell v. Petrovic 14 La. Ann. 601 1859 0 Divorce, dissolution of community and separate property Louisiana
State v. Adams 14 La. Ann. 620 1859 0 Criminal law, felony Louisiana
Levy v. Gremillion 21 La. Ann. 635 1869 0 Contracts, slave consideration Louisiana
Faulk v. Hough 14 La. Ann. 659 1859 0 Sales, warranties, redhibition Louisiana
State v. Fuller 14 La. Ann. 667 1859 0 Theft, harboring of an enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Davis 14 La. Ann. 678 1859 0 Criminal law, statutory interpretation, assault, property Louisiana