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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Spencer v. Conrad 9 Rob. 78 1844 0 Successions, community property, contracts, promissory notes, sales, prescription Louisiana
Amis v. Bank of Louisiana 9 Rob. 348 1844 0 Property, sales, contracts, promissory notes, recission, fraud, personal jurisidiction Louisiana
Lewis v. Cartwright 7 La. 186 1844 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws Louisiana
Womble v. Battle 38 N.C. 182 1844 1 North Carolina
Hagan v. Hart 6 Rob. 427 1844 0 Sales, privileges, seizure, injunction, property Louisiana
Layson v. Rowan 7 La. 1 1844 0 Deeds, privileges, property, conflict of laws, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Davis v. Thompson 9 Rob. 198 1844 0 Successions, property, community property Louisiana
Rist v. Hagan 8 Rob. 106 1844 0 Redhibition, sales, warranty, runaway enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
Cox v. Camp 6 Rob. 425 1844 0 Community property, warranty, sales, simulation, mortgages Louisiana
Sawyer v. Heirs & Distributees of Dozier 27 N.C. 97 1844 1 North Carolina
Routh v. Routh 9 Rob. 224 1844 0 Community property, privileges, conflict of laws, domicil Louisiana
State v. Bill 8 Rob. 527 1844 0 Criminal law, rape, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Moreau v. Chauvin 8 Rob. 157 1844 0 Mortgages, sales, obligations, contracts, recission Louisiana
Dawson v. Dawson 7 La. 36 1844 1 Louisiana
Arbonneaux v. Letorey 6 Rob. 456 1844 0 Property, employment law, promissory notes, prescription, fraud Louisiana
City Bank of New Orleans v. McIntyre 8 Rob. 467 1844 1 Louisiana
Bludworth v. Hunter 9 Rob. 256 1844 0 Privileges, promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, sales, property, damages Louisiana
Clay v. Ballard 9 Rob. 308 1844 0 Agency, obligations, contracts, simulation, conflict of laws, consideration, res judicata Louisiana
Jenkins v. Felton 9 Rob. 200 1844 0 Property, seizure, sales, mortgages, subrogation, fraud Louisiana
Smith v. Delahoussaye 9 Rob. 50 1844 0 Privileges, eviction, damages, privileges Louisiana