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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matta v. Gayle 10 La. Ann. 347 1855 0 Suretyship, hypothecary action, mortgages Louisiana
Surget v. Stanton 10 La. Ann. 318 1855 1 Louisiana
Bloodgood v. Wilson 10 La. Ann. 302 1855 0 Redhibition, sales, life insurance Louisiana
Heirs of Fowler v. Beatty 10 La. Ann. 275 1855 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, prescription, seizure, sales Louisiana
Wolf v. Lowry 10 La. Ann. 272 1855 0 Hypothecary action, sales, seizure, mortgages, privileges, property, bakruptcy, debts, community property, fraud, collusion Louisiana
Fellowes v. Young 10 La. Ann. 267 1855 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Stoppenhagen v. Verdelet 10 La. Ann. 263 1855 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
State v. Gardner 10 La. Ann. 25 1855 0 Criminal law, selling liquor to enslaved person, federal rules of civil procedure Louisiana
Tunnard v. Hill 10 La. Ann. 247 1855 0 Judicial seizure and sale, property, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
Dunlop v. Executors of Gordon 10 La. Ann. 243 1855 0 Suretyship, property, sales, contracts Louisiana
Hardesty v. Wormley 10 La. Ann. 239 1855 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Jeter v. Sandall 10 La. Ann. 237 1855 0 Probate, sales Louisiana
Brickell v. Conner 10 La. Ann. 235 1855 0 Partition, property Louisiana
Callard v. Matthews 10 La. Ann. 233 1855 0 Sales, privileges, mortgages, substitution Louisiana
Hewson v. Creswell 10 La. Ann. 232 1855 0 Sales, redhibition, properly named defendants Louisiana
Succession of McCalop 10 La. Ann. 224 1855 0 Estates, wills, seizure, promissory notes, property Louisiana
Morancy v. Police Jury of Madison 10 La. Ann. 222 1855 0 Employment law, prescription, debts Louisiana
Spears v. Shropshire 10 La. Ann. 218 1855 0 Marital property, conflict of laws, successions Louisiana
Wallis v. Robertson 10 La. Ann. 215 1855 0 Promissory notes, redhibition, estates Louisiana
Robertson v. Wallis 10 La. Ann. 214 1855 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana