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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Petit v. Laville 5 Rob. 117 1843 0 Sales, promissory notes, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Kernan v. Chamberlin 5 Rob. 116 1843 1 Louisiana
Winston v. Foster 5 Rob. 113 1843 0 Torts, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Knox v. Liddell 5 Rob. 111 1843 1 Louisiana
Phillips v. Pedarre 5 Pelt. 741 1922 1 Louisiana
Sherer-Gillett Co. v. Bennett 5 Pelt. 649 1922 1 Louisiana
Leon Godchaux Co. v. Sladovich 5 Pelt. 503 1922 1 Louisiana
Brewer v. N. O. Land Co. 5 Pelt. 249 1922 1 Louisiana
Bernin v. Guarino 5 Pelt. 210 1921 1 Louisiana
Holmes v. Patterson 5 Mart. (o.s.) 693 1818 0 Successions, property, sales, contracts, consideration, donations Louisiana
Hicks v. Calvit 5 Mart. (o.s.) 691 1818 0 Successions, property, community property, intestacy Louisiana
Mayes v. Calvit 5 Mart. (o.s.) 669 1818 0 Sales, delivery, consideration, promissory notes, property, seizure, evidence Louisiana
Jourdan v. Patton 5 Mart. (o.s.) 615 1818 0 Torts, damages, indemnification, property Louisiana
Lucile v. Toustin 5 Mart. (o.s.) 611 1818 0 Adverse possession, evidence, sales, prescription, parol evidence, contracts, conflict of laws, best evidence rule Louisiana
Foster v. Dupre 5 Mart. (o.s.) 6 1817 0 Property, libel, seizure, contracts, assumption, consideration, damages, torts Louisiana
Metayer v. Noret 5 Mart. (o.s.) 566 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, intervenor, evidence, seizure, property, conflict of laws, prescription Louisiana
Delacroix v. Orleans Navigation Co. 5 Mart. (o.s.) 507 1818 0 Contracts, wages, recission, obligations Louisiana
Cuffy v. Castillon 5 Mart. (o.s.) 494 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, contracts, manumission, conflict of laws, property Louisiana
State v. Edward 5 Mart. (o.s.) 474 1818 0 Libely, sales Louisiana
Augustin v. Cailleau 5 Mart. (o.s.) 464 1818 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, seizure, successions, sequestration, property Louisiana