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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
City of New Orleans v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 10 La. Ann. 735 1855 0 taxes, property Louisiana
Succession of Thibodaux 10 La. Ann. 653 1855 0 Successions, sale of enslaved person, property Louisiana
Mouton v. Beauchamp 10 La. Ann. 666 1855 0 Suretyship, promissory notes, successions, sales, fraud Louisiana
Overton v. Simon 10 La. Ann. 685 1855 0 Obligations, contracts, breach of contract, negligence Louisiana
Semere v. Semere 10 La. Ann. 704 1855 0 Sales, wills, simulated sale, emancipation Louisiana
Cormier v. Ryan 10 La. Ann. 688 1855 0 Marital property, sales Louisiana
Richard v. Ouviere 10 La. Ann. 723 1855 0 Mortgages, simulation, Trusts, successions Louisiana
Barry v. Kimball 10 La. Ann. 787 1855 0 Theft of enslaved person, torts Louisiana
Hicks v. Martin 9 Mart. (o.s.) 47 1820 0 Petitory action, successions, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Prevost's Heirs v. Johnson 9 Mart. (o.s.) 123 1820 0 Property, sales, deeds, adverse possession, syndic, taxes, evidence, subrogation, prescription, witness testimony, parol evidence, contracts Louisiana
Julien v. Langlish 9 Mart. (o.s.) 205 1821 0 Successions, freedom suit, emancipation, property, witness testimony Louisiana
Dowty v. Templeton 9 La. Ann. 549 1854 0 Torts, employment, death of enslaved person Louisiana
Dussuau v. Rilieux 9 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1821 0 Suretyship, damages, seizure, property, sales, debts Louisiana
Terrel's Heirs vs. Cropper 9 Mart. (o.s.) 350 1821 0 Sales, successions, fraud, privileges Louisiana
Cresse v. Marigny 4 Mart. (o.s.) 50 1815 0 Successions, sales, property, trespass, Louisiana
Leonard's Tutor v. Mandeville 9 Mart. (o.s.) 489 1821 0 Successions, property, sales Louisiana
Bayon v. Towles 5 Mart. (n.s.) 1 1826 0 Promissory notes, sales, recission, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, warranty, mortgages Louisiana
Broh v. Jenkins 9 Mart. (o.s.) 526 1821 0 Successions, sales, prescription, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
St. Avid v. Weimprender's Syndics 9 Mart. (o.s.) 648 1821 0 Privileges, property, intervenor, syndics, seizure, sales, witness testimony Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 1 Mart. (n.s.) 1 1823 0 Witness testimony, evidence, mortgages, bankruptcy, syndics, sales, property, seizure, trusts, damages, fraud, contracts Louisiana