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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Myers v. Slack 5 La. 53 1833 0 Torts, employment, contracts, negligence Louisiana
McCargo v. Merchants Insurance 10 Rob. 349 1845 0 Insurance policy, emancipation, murder Louisiana
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Sales, fraud, wills, capacity Louisiana
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Sales, warranty, redhibition, recission Louisiana
Poydras v. Taylor 18 La. 12 1841 0 Property, successions, obligations, contracts, wills, sales Louisiana
Chardon's Heirs v. Bongue 9 La. 458 1836 0 Successions, wills, emancipation, fraud, capacity Louisiana
Deshotels v. Soileau 14 La. Ann. 745 1859 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Harry v. Constantin 14 La. Ann. 782 1859 0 Slander Louisiana
Guerin v. Bagneries 13 La. 14 1839 0 Successions, sequestration, sales, seizure, recordation, wills, property Louisiana
Smith, F. W. C. v. Smith 13 La. 441 1839 0 Freedom suit, conflict of laws, domicil, emancipation Louisiana
Dyson v. Phelps 14 La. Ann. 722 1859 0 Successions, sales, property Louisiana
State v. Charles 14 La. Ann. 649 1859 0 Criminal law, appeals, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Tournoir v. Tournoir 12 La. 19 1838 0 Successions, property, debts, testamentary dispositions Louisiana
Kemp's Heirs v. Kemp's Executors 11 La. 19 1837 0 Successions, donation, partnerships, debts, privileges, promissory notes, partition Louisiana
Alford v. Hughes & Randolph 14 La. Ann. 727 1859 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Joffrion v. Bordelon 14 La. Ann. 618 1859 0 Marriage, property, division of property Louisiana
Stewart v. Pickard 10 Rob. 18 1845 0 Community property, sales, successions, prescription, donations Louisiana
Mazerolle v. Françoise 9 Rob. 528 1845 0 Successions, emancipation, sales Louisiana
Widow & Heirs of King v. Wartelle 14 La. Ann. 740 1859 0 Property, partition, wills, estates Louisiana
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person, warranty, recission, sales Louisiana