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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Skipwith v. Gray 3 Mart. (n.s.) 655 1825 0 Mortgages, property, seizure, sales, property Louisiana
Overton v. Gervais 5 Mart. (n.s.) 682 1827 0 Obligations, debts, property, reconventional demand, redhibition, fraud, contracts, breach Louisiana
Spraggins v. White 3 Mart. (n.s.) 661 1825 0 Partnerships, sales, witness testimony, parol evidence Louisiana
Perrie v. Williams 5 Mart. (n.s.) 694 1827 0 Trespass, negligence, damages, property Louisiana
Williams v. Raby 3 Mart. (n.s.) 703 1825 0 Sales, seizure, promissory notes, contracts, mortgages, debts, property Louisiana
Terrell v. Allen 7 La. Ann. 46 1852 0 Successions, trusts, sheriff's sale, prescription Louisiana
Succession of Boone 7 La. Ann. 127 1852 0 Wills, property, obligations, donative intent Louisiana
Bass v. Larche 7 La. Ann. 104 1852 0 Marital property, successions Louisiana
Coulter v. Cresswell 7 La. Ann. 367 1852 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Liza v. Puissant 7 La. Ann. 80 1852 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Terrebonne v. Walsh 7 La. Ann. 61 1852 0 Sales, successions, property Louisiana
Eugenie v. Preval 2 La. Ann. 180 1847 0 Freedom suit, property, conflict of laws, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Grayson v. Mayo 2 La. Ann. 927 1847 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, sales, successions, prescription, property, contracts, debts Louisiana
Meeker v. Commissioners of the Clinton & Port Hudson Railroad 2 La. Ann. 971 1847 0 Bonds, sales, property, mortgages, stocks, privileges, obligations, promissory notes, contracts, seizure Louisiana
Clark v. Preston 2 La. Ann. 580 1847 0 Successions, community property, sales, wills, debts, promissory notes, testamentary intent Louisiana
Taylor v. Rundell 2 La. Ann. 367 1847 0 Sales, community property, successions, mortgages, promissory notes, hypothecary action, prescription, privileges, capacity Louisiana
Vitrac v. Rey 2 La. Ann. 824 1847 0 Community property, successions, sales Louisiana
Fisher v. Fisher 2 La. Ann. 774 1847 0 Community property, mortgages, intervenor, privileges, trusts, conflict of laws, domicile Louisiana
Erwin v. Lowry 2 La. Ann. 314 1847 0 Pormissory notes, property, mortgages, prescription, seizure, sales, successions Louisiana
Rankin v. Bell 2 La. Ann. 486 1847 0 Petitory action, successions, property, sales, seizure, wills, acquisitive prescription, adverse possession Louisiana