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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Alderson v. Biggars 14 Va. 470 1809 0 Action of detinue SC of Chancery VA
Howard v. Coleman 36 Ala. 721 1860 0 Negligence Alabama
Lewis v. Thompson 12 Va. 100 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Anonymous 1 N.C. 146 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Hancock ex rel. Guardian v. Hovey 1 N.C. 104 1799 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Echols v. Jordan 39 Ala. 24 1863 0 Partition of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Beall v. Ledlow 14 Ala. 523 1848 0 Right of Property Alabama
Lewis & Nichols v. Gilmer 11 Miss. 560 1844 0 Adverse posession of a slave Mississippi
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Action for Return of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Johnson v. McComb 49 Ga. 120 1871 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Executors of Mullington v. Shipman 1 N.C. 113 1800 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Williamson's Administrators v. Smart 1 N.C. 219 1801 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Chipman v. Barron 2 Ga. 220 1847 0 promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Trespass Alabama
Robinson's administrators v. Devone 3 N.C. 154 1801 0 Action to recover a slave North Carolina
Armistead v. Swiney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 204 1732 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Poindexter's executors v. Barker 3 N.C. 173 1802 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina