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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bernard v. Vignaud 10 Mart. (o.s.) 633 1822 0 Witness testimony, liability, community property, privileges Louisiana
Williams v. Kimball 8 Mart. (n.s.) 351 1829 0 Service, property, in personam, domicil Louisiana
Chiapella v. Lanusse's Syndics 10 Mart. (o.s.) 448 1821 0 Sales, property, mortgages, syndics, privileges, bankruptcy Louisiana
Bore's ex'r. v. Quierry's ex'r. 4 Mart. (o.s.) 545 1816 0 Partnership, property, cohabitation, successions, wills, sales, evidence, contracts Louisiana
Adams v. Gaynard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 248 1826 0 Petitory action, debts, promissory notes, witness testimony, best evidence rule, subrogation, sales Louisiana
Thompson v. Milburn 1 Mart. (n.s.) 468 1823 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Stockdale v. Escaut 4 Mart. (o.s.) 564 1817 0 Sales, evidence, parol evidence, property Louisiana
Labarre v. Lambert 3 Mart. (n.s.) 300 1825 0 Sales, recission, intervenor, property, privileges Louisiana
Bray v. Cumming 5 Mart. (n.s.) 252 1826 0 Trespass, theft, property, sales, parold evidence, donations, prescription Louisiana
Duncan v. Cevallos' Ex'rs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 571 1817 0 Sales, fraud, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, evidence, witness testimony, recission Louisiana
Steer v. Ward 10 Mart. (o.s.) 679 1822 0 Property, sales, mandates, agency Louisiana
Trudeau's Ex'r. v. Robinette 4 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1817 0 Successions, emancipation, sales, freedom suit, property, evidence Louisiana
Brent v. Ervin 3 Mart. (n.s.) 303 1825 0 Promissory notes, parol evidence, leases, obligations Louisiana
Mitchel v. Jewel 10 Mart. (o.s.) 645 1822 0 Community property, redhibition, fraud, evidence, witness testimony, sales, robbery, runaway enslaved person, mortgages, privileges Louisiana
Dismukes v. Musgrove 8 Mart. (n.s.) 375 1829 0 Res judicata, trusts, property, unavailable witness, sales, successions, conflict of laws Louisiana
Rousseau v. His Creditors 8 Mart. (n.s.) 384 1829 0 Mortgages, debts, privileges, promissory notes, syndic Louisiana
Bujac v. Mayhew 3 Mart. (o.s.) 613 1815 0 Sales, delivery, evidence, property Louisiana
Castleman v. Stone 5 Mart. (n.s.) 282 1826 0 Partnerships, sales, liability, contracts, witness testimony Louisiana
M'Guire v. Amelung 12 Mart. (o.s.) 649 1823 0 Property, sales, contracts, parol evidence, donations, fraud, injunction Louisiana
Pijeau v. Beard 8 Mart. (n.s.) 401 1829 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, community property, mortgages, contracts Louisiana