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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Spencer v. Conrad 9 Rob. 78 1844 0 Successions, community property, contracts, promissory notes, sales, prescription Louisiana
Amis v. Bank of Louisiana 9 Rob. 348 1844 0 Property, sales, contracts, promissory notes, recission, fraud, personal jurisidiction Louisiana
Haile v. Rils 9 Rob. 509 1845 0 Sales, seizure, property, mortgages Louisiana
Cotton v. Brien 6 Rob. 115 1843 0 Sales, conflict of laws, promissory notes, contracts Louisiana
Layson v. Rowan 7 La. 1 1844 0 Deeds, privileges, property, conflict of laws, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Routh v. Routh 9 Rob. 224 1844 0 Community property, privileges, conflict of laws, domicil Louisiana
Tupper v. Scott 7 La. 323 1844 0 Sales, property, mortgages, trusts, promissory notes Louisiana
Priestley v. Bisland 9 Rob. 425 1845 0 Partnerships, property, privileges, notice, service Louisiana
Fortier v. Slidell 7 La. 398 1844 0 Sales, property, seizure, mortgages, community property Louisiana
Williams v. Bank of Louisiana 7 La. 316 1844 0 Mortgages, damages, property, sales, successions, privileges Louisiana
Plauché v. Roy 7 La. 453 1844 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, syndic, subrogation Louisiana
State v. Williams 7 La. 252 1844 0 Criminal law, insurrection, property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Bird v. Doiron 7 La. 181 1844 0 Partnerships, successions, property, privileges Louisiana
Wafer v. Hemken 9 Rob. 203 1844 0 Seizure, sales, damages, fraud, property, fieri facias Louisiana
Parkison v. Boyle 7 La. 82 1844 0 Suretyship, torts, sequestration Louisiana
Merritt v. Burgess 7 La. 434 1844 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, simulation Louisiana
Lewis v. Cartwright 7 La. 186 1844 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws Louisiana
Villeré v. Græter 7 La. 203 1844 0 Damages, murder, torts Louisiana
Mishon v. Bein 7 La. 146 1844 0 Petitory action, usufruct, successions Louisiana
Burkett v. Layton 7 La. 457 1844 0 Trusts, marriage, community property, conflict of laws, privileges, prescription Louisiana