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Lewis v. Morgan, 1859
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1859
Citation:
14 La. Ann. 401
Jurisdiction:
Louisiana
People:
George (not the enslaved person in dispute, though)
Law type:
Full name:
William Lewis V. Richard S. Morgan
Court:
Louisiana Supreme Court
Cites 2 cases:
Fazende v. Hagan (1844)
Smith v. Taylor (1845)
Cited by 5 cases:
Virginia Shipbuilding Corp. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. (1923)
Thomas v. Lavigne (1933)
Alan Randal Co. v. Quality Oil Co. (1958)
Beneficial Finance Co. of New Orleans v. Bienemy (1971)
McLain v. Cuccia (1972)