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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Gillard v. Huval 22 La. Ann. 426 1870 0 Contracts - promissory estoppel Louisiana
Flower v. Taliaferro 3 La. 88 1831 0 Sales, petitory action Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 17 La. 194 1841 0 Seizure, sales, property, privileges, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Millaudon v. Sylvestre 8 La. 262 1835 0 Partnerships, property, sales, mortgages, fraud Louisiana
Brou v. Becnel 22 La. Ann. 189 1870 0 Contracts, property Louisiana
Mitcell v. Johnson 8 La. 525 1835 0 Property, sales, privileges, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Blondeau v. Gales 8 Mart. (o.s.) 313 1820 0 Recission, sales, runaway enslaved person, redhibition, robbery Louisiana
Potter v. Richardson 1 Mart. (n.s.) 276 1823 0 Sales, mortgages, seizure, damages, eviction, bonds, property, injunction Louisiana
Beard v. Poydras 4 Mart. (o.s.) 348 1816 0 Property, wills, capacity, witness testimony, emancipation, parol evidence, intestacy, sales Louisiana
Hicks v. Pope 8 La. 554 1835 0 Successions, property, community property, conflict of laws Louisiana
Abat v. Casteres 3 Mart. (n.s.) 220 1825 0 Sales, property, contracts, redhibition Louisiana
Lesassier v. Lesassier 15 La. 55 1840 0 Successions, property, mortgages, privileges, seizure Louisiana
Bonne v. Powers 3 Mart. (n.s.) 458 1825 0 Successions, property, petitory action, adverse possession, wills, conflict of laws, property, prescription Louisiana
Bernard v. Pyburn 15 La. 126 1840 0 Murder, torts, damages, negligence Louisiana
Taylor v. Rundell 2 La. Ann. 367 1847 0 Sales, community property, successions, mortgages, promissory notes, hypothecary action, prescription, privileges, capacity Louisiana
Benjamin v. Davis 6 La. Ann. 472 1851 0 Torts, murder, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Madry v. Young 3 La. 160 1831 0 Recordation, sales, parol evidence, conflict of laws, delivery, petitory action, contracts Louisiana
Lesseps v. Pontchartrain Railroad 17 La. 361 1841 0 Murder, damages, negligence, torts, contributory negligence Louisiana
Heirs of Johnson v. Johnson 26 La. Ann. 570 1874 0 Property/Will - Wanted brothers to Free slaves and send them to Liberia Louisiana
Reynolds' Tutor v. Reynolds' Administrator 12 La. 617 1838 0 Successions, property, promissory notes, tutorship, capacity, service Louisiana