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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Catin v. D'Orgenoy's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 218 1820 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Livaudais' Heirs v. Fon 8 Mart. (o.s.) 161 1820 0 Promissory notes, contracts, consideration, successions, evidence, capacity Louisiana
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
Hicks v. Martin 9 Mart. (o.s.) 47 1820 0 Petitory action, successions, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Sterling v. Fusilier 7 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Warranty, sales, eviction, suretyship, damages, contracts, property Louisiana
Palfrey v. Rivas 7 Mart. (o.s.) 371 1820 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, arrest, negligence Louisiana
Viales v. Viales' Syndics 7 Mart. (o.s.) 634 1820 0 Restitution, dowry, marriage, property, donations, privileges, successions, debts Louisiana
Knight v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 410 1820 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizure, mortgages, injunction, debts Louisiana
Marie v. Avart 6 Mart. (o.s.) 731 1819 0 Wills, emancipation, freedom suit, sales Louisiana
Piernas v. Blanque's Syndics 6 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1819 0 Loans, mortgages, sales, debts, fraud, contracts, property Louisiana
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Nadaud v. Mitchell 6 Mart. (o.s.) 688 1819 0 Mortgages, sales, community property, property Louisiana
Tregre v. Tregre 6 Mart. (o.s.) 665 1819 0 Successions, property, partition, community property Louisiana
Metayer v. Metayer 6 Mart. (o.s.) 16 1819 0 Emancipation, freedom suit, false imprisonment, damages, evidence, prescription, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
Girod v. Lewis 6 Mart. (o.s.) 559 1819 0 Marriage, manumission, capacity, contracts, emancipation Louisiana
Gravier v. Livingston 6 Mart. (o.s.) 281 1819 0 Successions, property, partition, community property, adverse possession Louisiana
The Caroline 5 F. Cas. 90 1819 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 Second Degree Murder General Ct of VA
Peytavin v. Hopkins 6 Mart. (o.s.) 256 1819 0 Agency, partneships, property, mortgages, seizure, sales, evidence Louisiana
Hannie v. Browder 6 Mart. (o.s.) 14 1819 0 Community property, successions, sales, privileges, property, mortgages Louisiana