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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Knight v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 410 1820 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizure, mortgages, injunction, debts Louisiana
Martineau v. Hooper 8 Mart. (o.s.) 699 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Bazzi v. Rose 8 Mart. (o.s.) 149 1820 0 Habeas corpus, criminal law, freedom suit, emancipation, conflict of laws Louisiana
Livaudais' Heirs v. Fon 8 Mart. (o.s.) 161 1820 0 Promissory notes, contracts, consideration, successions, evidence, capacity Louisiana
Dufour v. Camfrancq 8 Mart. (o.s.) 235 1820 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, fieri facias, seizure, parol testimony, parol evidence, sequestration Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 8 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Successions, mortgages, property, sales, syndics, hypothecary act, evidence, privileges Louisiana
Blondeau v. Gales 8 Mart. (o.s.) 313 1820 0 Recission, sales, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, robbery Louisiana
Palfrey v. Rivas 7 Mart. (o.s.) 371 1820 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, arrest, negligence Louisiana
Calloway v. Willie's Lessee 10 Tenn. 1 1820 1 Tennessee
Viales v. Viales' Syndics 7 Mart. (o.s.) 634 1820 0 Restitution, dowry, marriage, property, donations, privileges, successions, debts Louisiana
Catin v. D'Orgenoy's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
United States v. Slade 27 F. Cas. 1125 1820 1 United States
Sterling v. Fusilier 7 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Warranty, sales, eviction, suretyship, damages, contracts, property Louisiana
Francoise v. Delaronde 8 Mart. (o.s.) 619 1820 0 Sales, property, capacity, curatorship, prescription Louisiana
Fox v. Dawson's Curator 8 Mart. (o.s.) 94 1820 0 Marriage, successions, curatorship, property Louisiana
Ulzere v. Poeyfarre 8 Mart. (o.s.) 155 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, evidence, successions, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 512 1820 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, capacity, insane delusion, emancipation Louisiana
Dunn v. Vail 7 Mart. (o.s.) 416 1820 0 Damages, property, community property, fieri facias, seizure, sales Louisiana