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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Davison v. Chabres' Heirs 6 Mart. (n.s.) 317 1827 0 Successions, sales, subrogation, property, debts, prescription, community property Louisiana
Harper v. Destrehan 2 Mart. (n.s.) 389 1824 0 Petitory action, sales, dilatory exception, successions, property Louisiana
Tessier v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 411 1820 0 Seizure, injunction, sales, recordation, mortgages Louisiana
Yocum v. Bullit 6 Mart. (n.s.) 324 1827 0 Seizure, sales, damages, property, fraud, simulation, donations, recordation Louisiana
Dufour v. Camfranc 11 Mart. (o.s.) 675 1822 0 Seizure, sales, evidence, property, successions, privileges, wages Louisiana
Gomez v. Bonneval 6 Mart. (o.s.) 656 1819 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence Louisiana
Lunsford v. Coquillon 2 Mart. (n.s.) 401 1824 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, emancipation, property Louisiana
Duufour v. Delacroix 11 Mart. (o.s.) 718 1822 0 Deeds, sales, parol evidence, successions Louisiana
Mounot v. Williamson 7 Mart. (n.s.) 381 1829 0 Mortgages, seizure, sales, parol evidence, contracts, property Louisiana
Dufour v. Delacroix 11 Mart. (o.s.) 719 1822 0 Wages, evidence Louisiana
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Dunn v. Vail 7 Mart. (o.s.) 416 1820 0 Damages, property, community property, fieri facias, seizure, sales Louisiana
Andry v. Foy 6 Mart. (o.s.) 689 1819 0 Sales, promissory notes, successions, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, contracts Louisiana
Verret's Heirs v. Candolle 4 Mart. (n.s.) 402 1826 0 Privileges, mortgages, successions, property, wills Louisiana
Hawkins v. Vanwickle 6 Mart. (n.s.) 418 1828 0 Property, petitory action, fieri facias, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Peytavin v. Hopkins 5 Mart. (o.s.) 438 1818 0 Debts, mortgages, property, seizure, sales, privileges, successions, hearsay Louisiana
Augustin v. Cailleau 5 Mart. (o.s.) 464 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, seizure, successions, sequestration, property Louisiana
Ford's Curator v. Ford 2 Mart. (n.s.) 574 1824 0 Successions, community property, property, conflict of laws, trusts, renunciation, promissory notes, contracts, domicil Louisiana
Syndics of Weimprender v. Weimprender 2 Mart. (n.s.) 591 1824 0 Syndic, fraud, sales, debts, property, prescription, property Louisiana
Dreux v. His Creditors 7 Mart. (n.s.) 635 1829 0 Successions, syndic, debts, privileges, property, mortgages Louisiana