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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierse v. Amonett 2 La. Ann. 357 1847 0 Possessory action, sales, seizure, suretyship Louisiana
Osburn v. Curtis 2 La. Ann. 764 1847 0 Privileges, promissory notes, property, fieri facias, seizure, sales, obligations Louisiana
Graham v. Burckhalter 2 La. Ann. 415 1847 0 Bonds, attachment, perepmtion, debts Louisiana
Soileau v. Rougeau 2 La. Ann. 766 1847 0 Successions, community property, donations, nullity of form Louisiana
Hall v. Hill 6 La. Ann. 745 1851 0 Wills, property, possessory action, sales Louisiana
Webb v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 370 1847 0 Fieri facias, seizure, sales, property, prescription, damages, negligence Louisiana
Amonett v. Fisk 2 La. Ann. 263 1847 0 Successions, sales, mortgages Louisiana
Hynson v. Meuillon 2 La. Ann. 798 1847 0 Damages, property, seizure, criminal law, liability Louisiana
Lynch v. Kitchen 2 La. Ann. 843 1847 0 Warranty, mortgages, property, sales, seizure, subrogation, res judicata, damages, eviction Louisiana
Heres v. Powell 6 La. Ann. 586 1851 0 Sales, taxes Louisiana
State v. Jonas 6 La. Ann. 695 1851 0 Criminal law, capital punishment, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Nichols v. Botts 6 La. Ann. 437 1851 0 Judicial seizure, property, privileges, sales Louisiana
Wallis v. Thomas 6 La. Ann. 76 1851 0 Sales, judicial seizure Louisiana
State v. Read 6 La. Ann. 227 1851 0 Criminal law Louisiana
Perry v. Holloway 6 La. Ann. 265 1851 0 Property, sales, partnerships Louisiana
Cooney's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 156 1834 0 Successions, partition, petitory action, sales, warranty, damages, seizure, mortgages, debts, property Louisiana
Phillips v. Flint 3 La. 146 1831 0 Successions, property, mortgages, debts, privileges, res judicata, petitory action, partition, seizure Louisiana
Withers's Heirs v. His Executors 3 La. 363 1832 0 Promissory notes, successions, emancipation, property, suretyship, capacity Louisiana
M'Combs v. Dunbar 3 La. 517 1832 0 Successions, property, wills, community property, sales, obligations, damages, privileges, contracts Louisiana
Roquet v. Richardson 3 La. 452 1832 0 Runaway enslaved person, property, damages, compensation, criminal law Louisiana