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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
Johnston v. Johnston 13 La. Ann. 581 1858 0 Property (division of marital) Louisiana
Waddil v. Thompson 7 La. Ann. 592 1852 0 Possessory action, successions, legal representatives Louisiana
State v. Bill 15 La. Ann. 114 1860 0 Jury selection Louisiana
Clague v. City of New Orleans 13 La. Ann. 275 1858 0 Runaway enslaved person bailment Louisiana
Turner v. Healy 13 La. Ann. 498 1858 0 Slander, title of an enslaved person Louisiana
Semere v. Semere 10 La. Ann. 704 1855 0 Sales, wills, simulated sale, emancipation Louisiana
Meilleur v. Coupry 8 Mart. (n.s.) 128 1829 0 Successions, executor, capacity, emancipation, property Louisiana
Offut's Heirs v. Roberts 12 Mart. (o.s.) 300 1822 0 Successions, sales, capacity, redhibition Louisiana
Henderson v. Fort 15 La. Ann. 383 1860 0 Wills, Heirs, Sale of Enslaved persons Louisiana
Bernard v. Vignaud 8 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Successions, mortgages, property, sales, syndics, hypothecary act, evidence, privileges Louisiana
Rost v. Executors of Doyal 15 La. Ann. 180 1860 0 Partition Louisiana
Trudeau's Ex'r. v. Robinette 4 Mart. (o.s.) 577 1817 0 Successions, emancipation, sales, freedom suit, property, evidence Louisiana
Brainard v. Head 15 La. Ann. 489 1860 0 Runaway enslaved person, negligence, Louisiana
Dicks v. O'Conner 5 Mart. (n.s.) 547 1827 0 Promissory notes, debts Louisiana
Merry v. Chexnaider 8 Mart. (n.s.) 699 1830 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Dwyer v. Cane 6 La. Ann. 707 1851 0 Employment law Louisiana
Burnham v. Hart 15 La. Ann. 517 1860 0 Damages, Redhibitory Action Louisiana
Succession of Wells 4 La. Ann. 522 1849 0 Wills, property, successions, conflict of laws, domicile Louisiana
M'Carty v. M'Carty 19 La. 296 1841 0 Sales, promissory notes, privileges, res judicata Louisiana