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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burkett v. Layton 7 La. 457 1844 0 Trusts, marriage, community property, conflict of laws, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Morgan v. Herriman 7 La. 322 1844 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, warranty Louisiana
State v. George 8 Rob. 535 1844 0 Battery, capital punishment, prescription Louisiana
Montgomery v. Levistones 8 Rob. 145 1844 0 Promissory notes, prescription, debts Louisiana
Babin v. Nolan 6 Rob. 508 1844 0 Community property, compensation, divorce, mortgages Louisiana
Grayson v. Houston 4 Rob. 54 1843 0 Promissory notes, suretyship, obligations, agency, delivery Louisiana
Clark v. Christine 4 Rob. 196 1843 0 Community property, fraud, privileges, partition Louisiana
Penny v. Weston 4 Rob. 165 1843 0 Successions, community property, partition, mortgages Louisiana
Bergeron v. His Creditors 4 Rob. 185 1843 0 Privileges, debts, sales, mortgages, seizure, promissory notes Louisiana
Adams v. McCauley 4 Rob. 184 1843 0 Petitory action, donations, fraud Louisiana
Nimmo v. Bonney 4 Rob. 176 1843 0 Successions, wills, emancipation Louisiana
Sides v. Nettles 4 Rob. 170 1843 0 Successions, property, prescription, wills Louisiana
Adams v. Stuart 4 Rob. 180 1843 0 Possessory action, tutorship Louisiana
Nolé v. de St. Romes 3 Rob. 484 1843 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, damages, successions Louisiana
White v. Guyot 4 Rob. 108 1843 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, seizure, sales, recission, redhibition, damages Louisiana
Prentice v. Chewning 6 Rob. 163 1843 0 Fieri facias, bonds, property, sales, contracts Louisiana
Rachal v. Normand 6 Rob. 88 1843 0 Promissory notes, contracts, property, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
Lowry v. Erwin 6 Rob. 192 1843 0 Successions, property, fraud, promissory notes, domicil, wills Louisiana
Edwards v. Walker 4 Rob. 181 1843 0 Property, sales, seizure, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
State v. Mexican Gulf Railway Co. 3 Rob. 513 1843 0 Mortgages, privileges, property, bonds, seizure, sales Louisiana