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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Donaldson v. Rust 6 Mart. (o.s.) 260 1819 0 Petitory action, successions, sales, property, privileges, venue Louisiana
Rankin v. Bell 2 La. Ann. 486 1847 0 Petitory action, successions, property, sales, seizure, wills, acquisitive prescription, adverse possession Louisiana
Scott v. Bowles 3 La. Ann. 637 1848 0 Petitory action, successions, property Louisiana
Beauchamp v. Whittington 10 La. Ann. 646 1855 0 Petitory action, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Bertin v. Phillips 1 La. Ann. 173 1846 0 Petitory action, successions, criminal law, seizure, sales, property, damages Louisiana
Hicks v. Martin 9 Mart. (o.s.) 47 1820 0 Petitory action, successions, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Plummer v. Schlatre 4 Rob. 29 1843 0 Petitory action, sequestration, damages, property Louisiana
Stevens v. Wellington 1 La. Ann. 72 1846 0 Petitory action, sales, property, runaway enslaved person, contracts, garnishment, agency, delivery, torts Louisiana
Flotte v. Aubert 2 Mart. (o.s.) 329 1812 0 Petitory action, sales, property, covenants, warranty, damages Louisiana
Russell v. Favier 18 La. 585 1841 0 Petitory action, sales, property, conflict of laws, damages, bailment Louisiana
Farrar v. Stacy 2 La. Ann. 210 1847 0 Petitory action, sales, privileges, property, damages Louisiana
Smith v. McWaters 7 La. Ann. 145 1852 0 Petitory action, sales, prescription Louisiana
Merritt v. Burgess 7 La. 434 1844 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Buie v. Doyal 10 La. Ann. 575 1855 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, error, prescription Louisiana
Harper v. Destrehan 2 Mart. (n.s.) 389 1824 0 Petitory action, sales, dilatory exception, successions, property Louisiana
Bookout v. Anderson 2 La. Ann. 246 1847 0 Petitory action, sales, deeds, trusts, mortgages, sales, intervenor, fraud, bakruptcy, witness testimony, property Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 9 La. 572 1836 0 Petitory action, sales, consideration, parol evidence Louisiana
Guerin v. Bagneries 9 La. 471 1836 0 Petitory action, sales Louisiana
Hall v. Mulhollan 7 La. 383 1834 0 Petitory action, revendication, successions, sales, property, conflict of laws, mortgages Louisiana
Adams v. Bell 13 La. 555 1839 0 Petitory action, property, syndic Louisiana