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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. Botts 16 La. 596 1840 0 Property, employment law, wages, sequestration Louisiana
Segur v. Pellerin 16 La. 63 1840 0 Interdiction, capacity, property Louisiana
Dangerfield v. Fauver 19 La. Ann. 171 1867 0 Property - Replevin Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Torts, contracts, property Louisiana
Fleetwood v. Bordis 19 La. Ann. 55 1867 0 Mortgages, wills Louisiana
Laplace v. Haydel 19 La. Ann. 363 1867 0 Wills, Debts Louisiana
Posey v. Martingley 19 La. Ann. 384 1867 0 Probate, Promissory Notes Louisiana
Schlatre v. Greaud 19 La. Ann. 125 1867 0 Mortgage, sale of slaves Louisiana
Deblieux v. Moore 19 La. Ann. 86 1867 0 Accounts, debts Louisiana
Succession of Poindexter 19 La. Ann. 22 1867 0 Security, debts, emancipation Louisiana
Brander v. Ferriday, Bennett & Co. 16 La. 296 1840 0 Privileges, mortgages, successions, property, partnerships, fraud, priority Louisiana
Gremillon v. Crousillac 19 La. Ann. 377 1867 0 Abolition, Property Louisiana
Smith v. Taylor 10 Rob. 133 1845 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
Roman v. Denny 19 La. Ann. 521 1867 0 Secured Transactions, Debts, Louisiana
Halley v. Hoeffner 19 La. Ann. 518 1867 0 Secured Transactions, Mortgage Louisiana
Folse v. New Orleans Coast & Lafourche Transportation Co. 19 La. Ann. 199 1867 0 Bailmant - runaway slave Louisiana
Austin v. Sandel 19 La. Ann. 309 1867 0 Contracts, Property, Abolition Louisiana
Fenn v. Carr 19 La. Ann. 106 1867 0 Sale of Slave after emancipation Louisiana
In re the Succession of Peniston 19 La. Ann. 277 1867 0 Estates, Wills, Sales of slaves Louisiana
Whitehead v. Watson 19 La. Ann. 68 1867 0 Wills Louisiana