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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hobgood v. Brown 2 La. Ann. 323 1847 0 Bonds, fieri facias, sales, seizure, property, fraud, simulation, contracts, privileges Louisiana
Isabella v. Pecot 2 La. Ann. 387 1847 0 Freedom suit, sales, seizure, conflict of laws, warranty, parol evidence, conflict of laws Louisiana
Hynes v. Cobb 2 La. Ann. 363 1847 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, property, contracts Louisiana
Gilbert v. Meriam 2 La. Ann. 160 1847 0 Tutorship, suretyship, prescription, dales, property, successions Louisiana
Sanders v. Carson 2 La. Ann. 393 1847 0 Community property, seizure, mortgages, successions, sales, privileges, debts Louisiana
Rowly v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 360 1847 0 Fieri facias, damages, sales, property, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Succession of McGill 6 La. Ann. 327 1851 0 Wills, marital property, sales, successions, conflict of laws, prescription, mortgages Louisiana
Tucker v. Musselman 6 La. Ann. 226 1851 0 Property, sequestration, petitory action Louisiana
Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co. v. Soniat 6 La. Ann. 65 1851 0 Judicial seizure, taxes, property, corporations Louisiana
Patrick v. Bryan 6 La. Ann. 699 1851 0 Successions, promissory notes, sales, property Louisiana
State v. Jackson 6 La. Ann. 593 1851 0 Criminal law, capital punishment, false confessions Louisiana
Bank of Mobile v. Harris 6 La. Ann. 811 1851 0 Mortgages, property, sales, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Hudnall v. Watt 8 La. Ann. 5 1853 0 Leases, prescription, sales, parole evidence, property, contracts Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 8 La. Ann. 460 1853 0 Emancipation, wills Louisiana
Simon v. Burnett 8 La. Ann. 84 1853 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Loubière v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 210 1857 0 Heirs, promissory notes, debts, property, successions Louisiana
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Succession of Wilson 12 La. Ann. 591 1857 0 Property, wills, fraudulent administration Louisiana
Manice v. Duncan 12 La. Ann. 715 1857 0 Hypothecary action, property, mortgages Louisiana
Clement v. Wafer 12 La. Ann. 599 1857 0 Sale of enslaved person, creditor's rights, marital property Louisiana