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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Delphine v. Deveze 2 Mart. (n.s.) 650 1824 0 Freedom suit, successions, damages, prescription Louisiana
Jourdan v. Patton 5 Mart. (o.s.) 615 1818 0 Torts, damages, indemnification, property Louisiana
Dreux v. His Creditors 4 Mart. (n.s.) 629 1826 0 Successions, syndic, mortgages, privileges, property Louisiana
Volant v. Lambert 6 Mart. (n.s.) 555 1828 0 Sales, conflict of laws, damages, petitory action, theft Louisiana
Xenes v. Taquino 7 Mart. (n.s.) 678 1829 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, fraud Louisiana
Orleans Navigation Co. v. Mayor of New-Orleans 1 Mart. (o.s.) 269 1811 0 Servitude, corporeal rights, incorporeal rights, wages, construction, witness testimony, water law, incorporation Louisiana
Beauregard Ex'tor v. Piernas 1 Mart. (o.s.) 281 1811 0 Property, debts, sales, successions, suretyship, seizure, contracts, privileges Louisiana
Mayes v. Calvit 5 Mart. (o.s.) 669 1818 0 Sales, delivery, consideration, promissory notes, property, seizure, evidence Louisiana
Overton v. Gervais 6 Mart. (n.s.) 685 1828 0 Sales, property, debts, bonds Louisiana
Watkins v. McDonough 2 Mart. (o.s.) 154 1812 0 Warranty, statute of frauds, sales, convenant, parol evidence Louisiana
Ducournau v. Morphy 2 Mart. (o.s.) 297 1812 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
Fabre v. Sparks 12 La. 31 1845 0 Successions, community property, wills Louisiana
Compton v. Prescott 12 La. 56 1845 0 Successions, capacity, marriage, wills, property, legitimacy, onerous contracts, testamentary intent, partition Louisiana
Lyons ex rel. Farmers' Bank of Virginia v. Kenner 2 Rob. 50 1842 0 Promissory notes, warranty, redhibition Louisiana
Mayo v. Stroud 12 La. 105 1845 0 Successions, sales, seizure, partition, peremptory exceptions, property, fraud Louisiana
President of the Bank of the United States v. Merle 2 Rob. 117 1842 0 Damages, service, notice Louisiana
Nimmo v. Bonney 4 Rob. 176 1843 0 Successions, wills, emancipation Louisiana
Adams v. McCauley 4 Rob. 184 1843 0 Petitory action, donations, fraud Louisiana
Wherry v. Bell 2 Rob. 225 1842 0 Successions, sales, property, debts, seizure Louisiana
Bergeron v. His Creditors 4 Rob. 185 1843 0 Privileges, debts, sales, mortgages, seizure, promissory notes Louisiana