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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Lowe v. Morris 36 Tenn. 69 1856 0 Tennessee
Calahan's Adm'rs v. Depriest 54 Va. 274 1856 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hooe v. Hooe 54 Va. 245 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Summers v. Bean 54 Va. 404 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
McDougall v. Van Brunt 6 Fla. 570 1856 0 Transfer of a Slave to Secure Bond Supreme Court of FL
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Stewart v. Bradford 26 Ala. 410 1855 0 Alleged Fradulent Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia