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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Poydras v. Taylor 9 La. 488 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Davidson v. Buel 5 La. 491 1833 0 Property, syndic, sales, privileges, seizure Louisiana
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 10 La. 524 1837 0 Sales, mortgages, property, contracts, damages, leases Louisiana
Morton v. Crosby 14 La. 424 1840 0 Sales, seizure, damages, fraud, simulation, recordation, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Adams v. Bell 13 La. 555 1839 0 Petitory action, property, syndic Louisiana
Goodloe v. Hart 2 La. 446 1831 0 Promissory notes, sales, warranty, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana
Millaudon v. Allard 2 La. 547 1831 0 Mortgages, seizure, sales, intervenor, property, promissory notes Louisiana
Moore v. Louaillier 2 La. 571 1831 0 Successions, promissory notes, privileges, mortgages, suretyship Louisiana
Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard 12 La. 1 1838 0 Sales, sequestration, suretyship, capacity, property, community property, debts, contracts Louisiana
Mourain v. Devall 12 La. 93 1838 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, seizure, sales, bonds Louisiana
Hampton's Heirs v. Barrett 12 La. 159 1838 0 Property, sales, privileges, recission, debts Louisiana
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Promissory notes, prescription, property, fraud, simulation, obligations, sales, privileges Louisiana
Orso v. Orso 11 La. 61 1837 0 Successions, property, community property, promissory notes Louisiana
Thomassin v. Raphael's Executor 11 La. 128 1837 0 Successions, forced heir, legitimacy, filiation, marriage, emancipation Louisiana
Laclotte's Heirs v. Labarre 11 La. 179 1837 0 Successions, legitimacy Louisiana
Lucket v. Lucket 11 La. 241 1837 0 Community property, property, seizure, privileges, sales Louisiana
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Seizure, sales, property, community property, contracts, debts, mortgages, prescription Louisiana
Reynolds' Tutor v. Reynolds' Administrator 12 La. 617 1838 0 Successions, property, promissory notes, tutorship, capacity, service Louisiana
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Freedom suit, seizure, sales, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
M'Rae's Administratrix v. M'Rae 11 La. 571 1838 0 Successions, property, simulation, sales, capacity, property Louisiana