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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Williamson v. Norton 7 La. Ann. 393 1852 0 Louisiana
Rhodes v. Hooper 6 La. Ann. 355 1851 0 Louisiana
Badillo v. Tio 6 La. Ann. 129 1851 0 Louisiana
Bowles v. His Creditors 6 La. Ann. 679 1851 0 Louisiana
Harrell v. Harrell 12 La. Ann. 549 1857 0 Louisiana
Van Ostern v. Simmons 15 La. Ann. 302 1860 0 Louisiana
State v. Fornea 242 La. 978 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. Fornea 140 So. 2d 381 1962 1 Louisiana
State v. McCarthy 43 La. Ann. 541 1891 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 881 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 236 La. 929 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 454 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Melerine 109 So. 2d 471 1959 1 Louisiana
State v. Dudoussat 47 La. Ann. 977 1895 1 Louisiana
State v. Taylor 173 La. 1010 1931 1 Louisiana
State v. Taylor 139 So. 463 1931 1 Louisiana
Beard v. Cash 32 La. Ann. 121 1880 1 Louisiana
State v. Alphonse 34 La. 9 1882 1 Louisiana
State v. Ryan 30 La. 1176 1878 1 Louisiana
State v. Jordan 34 La. 1219 1882 1 Louisiana