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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bourg v. Trahan's Heirs 12 La. 278 1838 0 Partition, property, community property, contracts Louisiana
Coxe v. Rowley 12 La. 273 1845 0 Promissory notes, property, mortgages, sales, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Poulard v. Delamare 12 La. 267 1838 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, successions, contracts, sales Louisiana
Buard v. Lemée 12 La. 243 1845 0 Successions, partnerships, mortgages, property, promissory notes, debts, prescription, obligations Louisiana
Mulhollan v. Huie 12 La. 241 1838 0 Redhibition, sales, promissory notes, recission Louisiana
Dosson v. Sanders 12 La. 238 1845 0 Seizure, sales, property, successions, capacity, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
New Orleans Savings Bank v. Harper 12 La. 231 1845 1 Louisiana
Patterson v. Behan 12 La. 227 1838 0 Theft, property, evidence, damages, jury instructions, robbery Louisiana
Henry v. Keays 12 La. 214 1838 0 Partition, successions, property Louisiana
Behan v. Faures 12 La. 211 1838 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana
Hood v. Segrest 12 La. 210 1845 0 Possessory action, petitory action, sales, mortgages, property, prescription Louisiana
Seghers v. Schmidt 12 La. 207 1838 0 Marriage, property, donations, successions, partition Louisiana
Smith v. Berwick 12 La. 20 1845 0 Sales, fraud, mortgages, damages, contracts, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Promissory notes, prescription, property, fraud, simulation, obligations, sales, privileges Louisiana
Tournoir v. Tournoir 12 La. 19 1838 0 Successions, property, debts, testamentary dispositions Louisiana
Hemken v. Ludewig 12 La. 188 1845 0 Successions, community property, mortgages, privileges, donations Louisiana
Oliver v. Williams 12 La. 180 1845 1 Louisiana
Succession of Stafford 12 La. 178 1845 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, sales Louisiana
Blount v. Syms 12 La. 173 1838 0 Property, successions, contracts, petitory action, community property Louisiana
Edwards v. Burroughs 12 La. 171 1845 0 Property, sales, redhibition, recission Louisiana