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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Erwin v. Fenwick 6 Mart. (n.s.) 229 1827 0 Property, promissory notes, sales, damages, breach, contracts, specific performance, obligations, debts Louisiana
Thompson v. Chretien 3 La. Ann. 116 1848 0 Property, promissory notes, mortgages, consideration, subrogation, successions, obligations Louisiana
Adams v. His Creditors 14 La. 454 1840 0 Property, promissory notes, conflict of laws, contracts, partnerships, privileges, debts, community property, mortgages, prescription, fraud, syndic Louisiana
Jacobs v. Sauvé 15 La. Ann. 424 1860 0 Property, Promissory Notes, Louisiana
Cox v. Myers 4 La. Ann. 144 1849 0 Property, privileges, seizure, damages, leases Louisiana
Beebe v. Robbins 8 La. Ann. 470 1852 0 Property, privileges, sales, trusts, conversion Louisiana
Turner v. Parker 10 Rob. 154 1845 0 Property, privileges, mortgages, seizure, sales, community property Louisiana
Dawson v. His Creditors 6 La. Ann. 212 1851 0 Property, privileges, mortgages, sales, promissory notes Louisiana
Compton v. Compton 6 Rob. 154 1843 0 Property, privileges, intervenor, community property, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Poutz v. Reggio 25 La. Ann. 637 1873 0 Property/price of slaves Louisiana
Robinson v. Calloway 4 Ark. 94 1842 0 Property post-death dispute Arkansas
Packwood v. Dorsey 4 La. Ann. 90 1849 0 Property, possessory action, damages, slander Louisiana
Wynn v. Morris 16 Ark. 414 1855 0 Property posession dispute Arkansas
Dash v. Dosson 6 Rob. 11 1843 0 Property, petitory action, wills, successions, parol evidence Louisiana
Balfour v. Chinn 7 Mart. (n.s.) 358 1829 0 Property, petitory action, seizure, sales, delivery Louisiana
Nantz v. Wyatt 1 Rob. 10 1841 0 Property, petitory action, sales, consideration, debt Louisiana
Barfield v. Hewlett 6 Mart. (n.s.) 78 1827 0 Property, petitory action, sales Louisiana
Hawkins v. Vanwickle 6 Mart. (n.s.) 418 1828 0 Property, petitory action, fieri facias, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Williams v. Bartow 13 La. 404 1839 0 Property, petitory action, damages, donations, contracts, breach, sequestration Louisiana
Harper v. Destrehan 12 Mart. (o.s.) 31 1822 0 Property, petitory action Louisiana