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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mayes v. Smith 11 Rob. 503 1845 0 Fieri facias, seizure, succession, tutorship, wills Louisiana
Succession of Stafford 12 La. 178 1845 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, sales Louisiana
Saulet v. Trepagnier 11 Rob. 266 1845 0 Suretyship, bonds, successions, privileges, community property, promissory notes, seizure, obligations Louisiana
Haile v. Rils 9 Rob. 509 1845 0 Sales, seizure, property, mortgages Louisiana
Mayes v. Smith 11 Rob. 505 1845 0 Injunction, sales, damages Louisiana
Dosson v. Sanders 12 La. 238 1845 0 Seizure, sales, property, successions, capacity, promissory notes, mortgages Louisiana
Sowell v. Cox 10 Rob. 68 1845 0 Mortgages, community property, promissory notes, sales, seizure, obligations, contracts, privileges Louisiana
Graves v. Hemken 12 La. 103 1845 0 Seizure, property, wills, successions, conflict of laws, damages Louisiana
Dunn v. Kenney 11 Rob. 249 1845 1 Louisiana
Morres v. Compton 12 La. 76 1845 1 Louisiana
Delavigne v. Gaiennie 11 Rob. 171 1845 1 Louisiana
Fox v. Tio 1 La. Ann. 334 1846 1 Louisiana
Lee v. Lee 1 La. Ann. 318 1846 0 Sales, conflict of laws, intervenor, witness testimony, interrogatories, property Louisiana
Copley v. Ross 1 La. Ann. 310 1846 0 Seizure, property, damages, slander, sales Louisiana
Welsh v. Shields 12 La. 527 1846 1 Louisiana
Foster v. Ferguson 1 La. Ann. 262 1846 0 Community property, conflict of laws, usufruct, successions, capacity, tutorship Louisiana
Beaumon v. Thomas 1 La. Ann. 284 1846 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, privileges, sequestration, pledges, sales, obligations, contracts Louisiana
Downey v. Stacey 1 La. Ann. 426 1846 0 Bailment, torts Louisiana
Spurlock v. Mainer 1 La. Ann. 301 1846 0 Community property, mortgages, successions, sales, privileges, hypothecary action, fieri facias, contracts Louisiana
Chapelle v. Lemane 12 La. 519 1846 1 Louisiana