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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Knox v. Payne 13 La. Ann. 361 1858 0 Mortgages, Property title, dispute over ownership of enslaved person, obligations, specific performance Louisiana
Julienne v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 599 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Boulard v. Calhoun 13 La. Ann. 445 1858 0 Torts, damages Louisiana
Tauzin v. Deblieux 18 La. Ann. 585 1866 0 Promissory Notes Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Hooper v. Hyams 1 Rob. 90 1841 0 Injunction, sales, redhibition, recission, successions, suretyship Louisiana
Walker v. Ducros 18 La. Ann. 703 1866 0 Property, "defective" slaves Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
Cutliff v. Battle 18 La. Ann. 570 1866 0 Property, Marriage Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Cane v. Hart 18 La. Ann. 560 1866 0 Warranty of slave Louisiana
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Henderson v. Montgomery 18 La. Ann. 211 1866 0 Secured Transactions Louisiana
Estate of Olivier 18 La. Ann. 594 1866 0 Wills, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Lynch & Wieman v. McRee 18 La. Ann. 640 1866 0 Price paid over "defective" slave Louisiana
Flint v. Peck 22 La. Ann. 246 1870 0 Promissory notes, Evidence, Appeals Louisiana
Bennett v. Cane 18 La. Ann. 590 1866 0 Wills, Heirs Louisiana