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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
Cutliff v. Battle 18 La. Ann. 570 1866 0 Property, Marriage Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Cane v. Hart 18 La. Ann. 560 1866 0 Warranty of slave Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Henderson v. Montgomery 18 La. Ann. 211 1866 0 Secured Transactions Louisiana
Estate of Olivier 18 La. Ann. 594 1866 0 Wills, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Lynch & Wieman v. McRee 18 La. Ann. 640 1866 0 Price paid over "defective" slave Louisiana
Flint v. Peck 22 La. Ann. 246 1870 0 Promissory notes, Evidence, Appeals Louisiana
Bennett v. Cane 18 La. Ann. 590 1866 0 Wills, Heirs Louisiana
Jex v. Keary 18 La. Ann. 81 1866 0 Property, Civil Procedure Louisiana
Wright v. Cane 18 La. Ann. 579 1866 0 Wills, Property Louisiana
Walker v. Cucullu 18 La. Ann. 246 1866 0 Sale of slaves Louisiana
Bedford v. Shelton 18 La. Ann. 40 1866 0 Sale of defective slave Louisiana
Girard v. Babineau 18 La. Ann. 603 1866 0 Wills Louisiana
Succession of Kerley 18 La. Ann. 583 1866 0 Heirs, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Brou v. Becnel 22 La. Ann. 610 1870 0 Mortgage Louisiana
Gillard v. Huval 22 La. Ann. 426 1870 0 Contracts - promissory estoppel Louisiana
Duncan v. Helm 22 La. Ann. 418 1870 0 "Usury" Louisiana