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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Guerrier v. Lambeth 9 La. 339 1836 0 Damages, torts, property, jury instruction Louisiana
Chase v. Mayor 9 La. 343 1836 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, liability, bailment Louisiana
Macarty v. Bond's Administrator 9 La. 351 1836 0 Sales, property, successions, damages, privileges, mortgages Louisiana
Montreuil v. Pierre 9 La. 356 1836 0 Successions, property, wills, capacity, emancipation, conflict of laws, prescription Louisiana
Weeks v. Flower 9 La. 379 1836 0 Injunction, property, seizure, sales, damages, privileges, partnerships, fraud, consideration, fieri facias, simulation Louisiana
Winn v. Twogood 9 La. 422 1836 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Chardon's Heirs v. Bongue 9 La. 458 1836 0 Successions, wills, emancipation, fraud, capacity Louisiana
Guerin v. Bagneries 9 La. 471 1836 0 Petitory action, sales Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Marot 9 La. 473 1836 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 9 La. 488 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, emancipation Louisiana
Poydras v. Mourain 9 La. 492 1836 0 Successions, wills, sales, property, emancipation, obligations Louisiana
Keys v. Powell 9 La. 572 1836 0 Petitory action, sales, consideration, parol evidence Louisiana
German v. Gay 9 La. 580 1836 0 Successions, community property, property, sales, partition, warranty, peremptory exemption, petitory action Louisiana
Ory's Syndics v. David 9 La. 59 1836 0 Syndic, property, debts, sales, redhibition, damages, mortgages, recission Louisiana
Patin v. Her Creditors 9 La. 64 1836 0 Debts, property, privileges, mortgages, contracts, syndic, community property Louisiana
State v. Porte 9 La. Ann. 105 1854 0 Criminal law, selling liquor to enslaved person, evidence Louisiana
In re the Succession of Smith 9 La. Ann. 107 1854 0 Marital property, sales, successions, privileges Louisiana
Sturgis v. Arcenaux 9 La. Ann. 136 1854 0 Property, judgment creditors, contracts Louisiana
Pepper v. Dunlap 9 La. Ann. 137 1854 0 Sales, judicial seizure, property, prescription, eviction Louisiana
Succession of Eubanks 9 La. Ann. 147 1854 0 Wills, revocation of wills Louisiana