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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 129 1839 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, promisorry notes, domicil, personal jurisdiction Louisiana
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 13 La. 143 1839 0 Parol evidence, sales, property, leases, seizure, damages, eviction, mortgages Louisiana
Painpaie v. Martin 14 La. 59 1839 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, promissory notes Louisiana
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Smith, F. W. C. v. Smith 13 La. 441 1839 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, domicil, emancipation Louisiana
Reynaud's Heirs v. Peytavin's Executors 13 La. 121 1839 0 Partnerships, property, dissolution, partition Louisiana
Behan v. Hite 14 La. 67 1839 0 Sales, delivery, interrogatories Louisiana
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Sales, recission, damages, redhibition, promissory notes, prescription, evidence Louisiana
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Damages, seizure, sales, injunction, trespass Louisiana
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Contribution, property Louisiana
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person, warranty, recission, sales Louisiana
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Petitory action, property, sales, seizure, prescription, mortgages, syndic, privileges, successions Louisiana
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Guerin v. Bagneries 13 La. 14 1839 0 Successions, sequestration, sales, seizure, recordation, wills, property Louisiana
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Criminal law, seizure, sales, privileges, successions, property Louisiana
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina