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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Spencer v. Rist 16 La. Ann. 318 1861 0 Property, Sale of slaves, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Martin v. Drake 1 Rob. 218 1842 0 Promissory notes, redhibition, sales, community property, suretyship Louisiana
Alexandrie v. Saloy 14 La. Ann. 327 1859 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, debts Louisiana
Succession of Forsyth 21 La. Ann. 367 1869 0 Wills, property Louisiana
Hereford v. Chase 1 Rob. 212 1841 0 Promissory notes, suretyship, privileges, subrogation Louisiana
Miller v. Andrus 1 La. Ann. 237 1846 0 Successions, donation inter vivos, property, obligations Louisiana
Dohan v. Wilson 14 La. Ann. 353 1859 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking v. Stanbrough 1 La. Ann. 261 1846 0 Promissory notes, consideration, property, contracts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Bonvillain v. Bourg 16 La. Ann. 363 1861 0 Property, Divorce, Contracts Louisiana
McMurphy v. Bell 16 La. Ann. 369 1861 0 Sale of slave, Divorce, Louisiana
Vienne v. Harris 14 La. Ann. 382 1859 0 Sales, property, Louisiana
Lee v. Lee 1 La. Ann. 318 1846 0 Sales, conflict of laws, intervenor, witness testimony, interrogatories, property Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Second District Court of New Orleans 16 La. Ann. 390 1861 0 Mortgages, Deeds Louisiana
State v. Jack 14 La. Ann. 385 1859 0 Criminal law, murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Copley v. Lambeth 1 La. Ann. 316 1846 0 Sales, bonds, suretyship, litigious rights Louisiana
Handy v. Sterling 1 La. Ann. 308 1846 0 Community property, successions, sales, mortgages, privileges, debts Louisiana
Rhodes v. Myers 16 La. Ann. 398 1862 0 Sales - Dispute over defective slave Louisiana
Hereford v. Leverich 16 La. Ann. 397 1862 0 Sales and leases Louisiana
Josephine v. Poultney 1 La. Ann. 329 1846 0 Conflict of laws, freedom suit Louisiana
Dunn v. Woodward 11 La. Ann. 265 1856 0 Sales, successions, mortgages Louisiana