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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Dunbar v. Nichols 10 Mart. (o.s.) 184 1821 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, prescription, witness testimony Louisiana
Pierre v. Fontenette 25 La. Ann. 617 1873 0 Wills/Marriage/Heir dispute Louisiana
Dancy v. Martin, Cobb & Co. 23 La. Ann. 323 1871 0 Debts/inheritence Louisiana
McLean v. Elliot 26 La. Ann. 385 1874 0 Property/"Slave consideration" Louisiana
Girard v. Babineau 18 La. Ann. 603 1866 0 Wills Louisiana
Duperier v. Darby 25 La. Ann. 477 1873 0 Contracts- consideration Louisiana
Delery v. Mornet 11 Mart. (o.s.) 4 1822 0 Criminal law, dram shop law, damages, evidence, torts, property Louisiana
Fleming v. Lockart 10 Mart. (o.s.) 398 1821 0 Damages, sales, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, recission, indeminification Louisiana
Martineau v. Hooper 8 Mart. (o.s.) 699 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, Louisiana
Lapice v. Clifton 17 La. 152 1841 0 Property, sales, promissory notes, Louisiana
State v. Pitot 12 Mart. (o.s.) 485 1822 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, absent heirs, evidence, error Louisiana
Bauduc v. Domingon 8 Mart. (n.s.) 434 1830 0 Injunction, partnerships, debts, fraud, reconventional demand, sales, property Louisiana
Lafon's Heirs v. His Executors 3 Mart. (n.s.) 707 1825 0 Successions, intervenor, privileges, property, sales, wages, prescription Louisiana
Turner v. Smith 12 La. Ann. 417 1857 0 Emancipation, will Louisiana
Foster v. Mish 15 La. Ann. 199 1860 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Harrod v. Voorhies' Administratrix 16 La. 254 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, successions, recordation, debts, prescription, seizure, sales Louisiana
Fuselier v. Masse 4 La. 423 1832 0 Successions, sales, emancipation, freedom suit, property, capacity, legitimacy, adoption Louisiana
Copeland v. Mickie 17 La. 286 1841 0 Partnerships, property, sales, duress, extortion, recission, damages Louisiana
Davison v. Chabres' Heirs 6 Mart. (n.s.) 317 1827 0 Successions, sales, subrogation, property, debts, prescription, community property Louisiana
Pepper v. Dunlap 9 La. Ann. 137 1854 0 Sales, judicial seizure, property, prescription, eviction Louisiana