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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Mexican Gulf Railway Co. 3 Rob. 513 1843 0 Mortgages, privileges, property, bonds, seizure, sales Louisiana
Smith v. McDowell 3 Rob. 430 1843 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Galpin v. Jessup 3 Rob. 90 1842 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, warranty Louisiana
Womack v. Nicholson 3 Rob. 248 1842 0 Damages, torts, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Puckett v. Clarke 3 Rob. 81 1842 0 Petitory action, fraud, successions, conflict of laws, community property Louisiana
Lebesque v. Bonin 3 Rob. 12 1842 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Harlin v. Léglise 3 Rob. 194 1842 0 Donations, community property Louisiana
Noble v. Nettles 3 Rob. 152 1842 0 Seizure, sales, property, bonds, successions Louisiana
Elmore v. Ventress 24 La. Ann. 382 1872 0 Estate Louisiana
Auguste v. Renard 3 Rob. 389 1843 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, prescription Louisiana
Wells v. McMaster 5 Rob. 154 1843 0 Petitory action, damages Louisiana
Lafitte v. Daigre 24 La. Ann. 123 1872 0 Property Louisiana
Ricks v. Goodrich 3 La. Ann. 212 1848 0 Deeds, conflict of laws, property, sales, adverse title, obligations, contracts, mortgages, mandates Louisiana
Succession of James 24 La. Ann. 134 1872 0 Estate Louisiana
Heirs of Hoover v. York 24 La. Ann. 375 1872 0 Estate/Heirs Louisiana
Templeman v. Pegues 24 La. Ann. 537 1872 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, prescription, property, obligations, sales Louisiana
Scott v. Bowles 3 La. Ann. 637 1848 0 Petitory action, successions, property Louisiana
Union Bank v. Smith 3 La. Ann. 147 1848 0 Fieri facias, seizure, sales, property, suretyship Louisiana
Palmer v. Moore 3 La. Ann. 208 1848 0 Warranty, damages, bankruptcy, obligations Louisiana
Kellar v. Fink 3 La. Ann. 17 1848 0 Sales, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana