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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Meeker v. Commissioners of the Clinton & Port Hudson Railroad 2 La. Ann. 971 1847 0 Bonds, sales, property, mortgages, stocks, privileges, obligations, promissory notes, contracts, seizure Louisiana
Grayson v. Mayo 2 La. Ann. 927 1847 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, successions, prescription, property, contracts, debts Louisiana
Eugenie v. Preval 2 La. Ann. 180 1847 0 Freedom suit, property, conflict of laws, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Duke v. Routh 2 La. Ann. 385 1847 0 Possessory action, seizure, sales, conflict of laws, default judgment Louisiana
Legg v. McNeill 2 Tex. 428 1847 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Benoist v. Reyburn 2 La. Ann. 137 1847 1 Louisiana
Whitton v. Jones 2 La. Ann. 802 1847 1 Louisiana
Brewer v. West 2 Tex. 376 1847 0 Action for payment of slave Texas
Jones v. Laney ex rel. Colbert 2 Tex. 342 1847 0 Action for freedom Texas
Farrar v. Stacy 2 La. Ann. 210 1847 0 Petitory action, sales, privileges, property, damages Louisiana
Succession of Ducloslance 2 La. Ann. 98 1847 1 Louisiana
Mercer v. Hall 2 Tex. 284 1847 0 Warranty dispute Texas
French v. New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad 2 La. Ann. 80 1847 1 Louisiana
Fontenot v. Her Husband 2 La. Ann. 780 1847 0 Community property, intervenor, sales, successions, tutorship, partition Louisiana
New Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Webb 2 La. Ann. 526 1847 0 Successions, adminstrators, mortgages, property, privileges Louisiana
Dupuy v. Hunt 2 La. Ann. 562 1847 0 Successions, damages, service, domicile, conflict of laws, sales Louisiana
Arsene v. Pigneguy 2 La. Ann. 620 1847 0 Freedom suit, domicile, conflict of laws Louisiana
State v. Gilbert 2 La. Ann. 244 1847 0 Criminal law, rape, confessions, res judicata, statutory interpretation, capital punishment, witness testimony Louisiana
Dunbar v. His Creditors 2 La. Ann. 727 1847 0 Successions, mortgages, privileges, community property, sales, prescription, debts Louisiana
State v. Fant 2 La. Ann. 837 1847 0 Criminal law, dram shop law Louisiana