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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Boon's Heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 380 1816 0 Successions, privileges, debts, legitimacy, property Louisiana
Beard v. Poydras 4 Mart. (o.s.) 348 1816 0 Property, wills, capacity, witness testimony, emancipation, parol evidence, intestacy, sales Louisiana
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 209 1816 0 Sales, contracts, redhibition, breach, recission, recordation, damages, property Louisiana
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 289 1816 0 Damages, judgment Louisiana
Provost v. Provost 4 Mart. (o.s.) 506 1816 0 Sales, property, fraud, privileges, community property, contracts, delivery, simulation Louisiana
White v. Holsten 4 Mart. (o.s.) 471 1816 0 Property, successions, forced heirs, legitimacy, wills, parol evidence, conflict of laws, community property Louisiana
Cresse v. Marigny 4 Mart. (o.s.) 50 1815 0 Successions, sales, property, trespass, Louisiana
Bayon v. Prevot 4 Mart. (o.s.) 58 1815 0 Runaway enslaved person, negligence, liability, witness testimony, damages, agency, contracts Louisiana
Bourcier v. Lanusse 3 Mart. (o.s.) 661 1815 0 Sales, property, community property, hypothecary action, recission, conflict of laws, contracts, mortgages Louisiana
Brognier v. Forstall 3 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1815 0 Debts, mortgages, seizure, sales, contracts, obligations, property, community property Louisiana
Bujac v. Mayhew 3 Mart. (o.s.) 613 1815 0 Sales, delivery, evidence, property Louisiana
Cassou v. Blanque 3 Mart. (o.s.) 390 1814 0 Community property, sales, property, lien, seizure, restitution, mortgages Louisiana
Ogden v. Blackman 3 Mart. (o.s.) 305 1814 0 Injunction, larcentt, criminal law Louisiana
St. Maxent's Syndic v. Sigur 3 Mart. (o.s.) 371 1814 0 Sales, property, successions, syndic, debts, privileges, res judicata Louisiana
Morgan's Ad'r. v. Woorhies 3 Mart. (o.s.) 462 1814 0 Fieri facias, property, bonds, debts, privileges, obligations, liability Louisiana
Meunier v. Duperron 3 Mart. (o.s.) 285 1814 0 Damages, indemnification, trespass, torts, runaway enslaved person, fraud, criminal law Louisiana
Reagan v. Kitchen 3 Mart. (o.s.) 418 1814 0 Suretyship, property, fieri facias, sales, seizure Louisiana
Mayor of N.-Orleans v. Metzinger 3 Mart. (o.s.) 296 1814 1 Louisiana
Raper's Heirs v. Yocum 3 Mart. (o.s.) 424 1814 0 Sales, successions, evidence, property, parol evidence, contracts, Louisiana
Vernot v. Yocum 3 Mart. (o.s.) 406 1814 0 Sales, witness testimony, evidence, contracts, fraud Louisiana