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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garrard v. Reed 5 Rob. 506 1843 0 Wills, property, successions, seizure, privileges Louisiana
Second Municipality of New Orleans v. Commercial Bank 5 Rob. 151 1843 0 Taxes, property, exemptions Louisiana
Ricard v. Kimball 5 Rob. 142 1843 0 Damages, negligence, torts Louisiana
Bertholi v. Deverges 4 Rob. 431 1843 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Fanchonette v. Grangé 5 Rob. 510 1843 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, evidence Louisiana
Dickinson v. Goodin 5 Rob. 122 1843 0 Agency, mandates, redhibition, sales, obligations, property Louisiana
Wainwright v. Straw 15 Vt. 215 1843 1 Vermont
Griffin v. His Creditors 6 Rob. 216 1843 0 Privileges, property, community property, promissory notes, successions, mortgages, sales Louisiana
Sasser v. Jones 38 N.C. 19 1843 0 Estates North Carolina
Denton v. Murdock 5 Rob. 127 1843 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, witness testimony Louisiana
Boner v. Elgee 6 Rob. 6 1843 0 Personal jurisdiction, seizure, sales, property, mortgages, classification, recordation, privileges, damages Louisiana
Montfort v. Husband 4 Rob. 453 1843 0 Marriage, community property, sales, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Cassidy v. His Creditors 6 Rob. 303 1843 0 Syndic, sales, mortgages, privileges, successions Louisiana
State v. Sandy 25 N.C. 570 1843 0 Indictment for arson North Carolina
Petit v. Laville 5 Rob. 117 1843 0 Sales, promissory notes, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Holmes v. Hemken 6 Rob. 51 1843 0 Tutorship, sales, successions, property, seizure Louisiana
Walker v. Vaudry 4 Rob. 395 1843 1 Louisiana
Compton v. Compton 6 Rob. 154 1843 0 Property, privileges, intervenor, community property, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Mathews v. Boland 5 Rob. 200 1843 0 Freedom suit, fraud, witness testimony, contracts Louisiana
Fox v. Walsh 5 Rob. 222 1843 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana