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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Heirs of Thompson v. Bell 4 La. 447 1832 0 Sales, successions, suretyship, mortgages, privileges, discussion, dilatory exception, property Louisiana
Farmer v. Fisk 9 Rob. 351 1844 0 Redhibition, warranty, sales, recission, damages, runaway enslaved person, quanti minoris Louisiana
Mazerolle v. Françoise 9 Rob. 528 1845 0 Successions, emancipation, sales Louisiana
Succession of Duplessis 10 Rob. 193 1845 0 Successions, property, emancipation, wills, partition, sales Louisiana
Dangerfield v. Fauver 19 La. Ann. 171 1867 0 Property - Replevin Louisiana
Dwight & Hartman 16 La. 145 1840 0 revocatory action, property, debts, sales, fraud, promissory notes, privileges Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Torts, contracts, property Louisiana
Mahle v. Terry 16 La. 248 1840 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizure Louisiana
Loussade v. Hartman 16 La. 117 1840 0 Damages, murder, torts, obligations, trespass Louisiana
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Possessory action, damages, property, successions, petitory action Louisiana
Halley v. Hoeffner 19 La. Ann. 518 1867 0 Secured Transactions, Mortgage Louisiana
Hewet & Co. v. Wilson 7 La. 71 1834 0 Theft, liability, damages Louisiana
Mary v. Morris 7 La. 135 1834 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, wills, sales, damages, sequestration, conflict of laws, successions, property, manumission Louisiana
Bradford's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 147 1834 0 Revendication, successions, sales, property Louisiana
Hood v. M'Corkle 16 La. 240 1840 0 Murder, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Icar v. Suares 7 La. 517 1835 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Thomas v. Generis 16 La. 483 1840 0 Freedom suit, sales, property, conflict of laws, emancipation Louisiana
Fenn v. Carr 19 La. Ann. 106 1867 0 Sale of Slave after emancipation Louisiana
Fink v. Martin 10 Rob. 147 1845 0 Successions, mortgages, suretyship, seizure, sales, sequestration Louisiana
Lawson v. Ripley 17 La. 238 1841 0 Successions, community property, property, debts, partition, sales, contracts, parol evidence Louisiana