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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Daret v. Gray 12 La. Ann. 394 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Lambert v. King 12 La. Ann. 662 1856 0 Contracts, mistreatment of enslaved persons Louisiana
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
Haynes v. Courtney 15 La. Ann. 630 1860 0 Property, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Decuir v. Lejeune 15 La. Ann. 569 1860 0 Contracts, Wills, Property Louisiana
Taylor, Hadden & Co. v. Pearce 15 La. Ann. 564 1860 0 Hypothecary Action, Mortgage, Property, Louisiana
Watson v. James 15 La. Ann. 386 1860 0 Promissory Notes, Property, Sales, Louisiana
Barbin v. Gaspard 15 La. Ann. 539 1860 0 Property, Sale of Slave, Parol Evidence Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Partnerships, sales, property, fraud, privileges, simulation, criminal law Louisiana
Palfrey v. His Creditors 8 La. 276 1835 0 Syndic, mortgages, privileges, sales, debts, property Louisiana
Jourdan v. Virgil 5 La. 40 1850 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Petroux v. Chasal 13 La. 459 1839 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
Delamour v. Roger 7 La. Ann. 152 1852 0 Partnerships, contracts, property Louisiana
Union Bank v. Dosson 7 La. Ann. 548 1852 0 Judicial seizure, property, mortgages, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Carrollton Bank v. Cleveland 15 La. Ann. 616 1860 0 Property, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Louisiana v. Estate of Baillio 15 La. Ann. 555 1860 0 Freedom suit, Wills Louisiana
Childers v. Johnson 6 La. Ann. 634 1851 0 Successions, property, community property Louisiana
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
Downey v. Stacey 1 La. Ann. 426 1846 0 Bailment, torts Louisiana
Pilie v. Dreux's Syndics 4 Mart. (n.s.) 75 1825 0 Sales, property, promissory notes, mortgages, syndics, debts Louisiana