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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Hollingsworth v. Handcock 7 Fla. 338 1857 0 Dispute Over a Conditional Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Chaires v. Shepard 7 Fla. 77 1857 0 Distribution of Personal Estate to a Wife Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Walker 8 Fla. 144 1858 0 Execution of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Tyson v. Mattair 8 Fla. 107 1858 0 Interpossession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Wynn v. Ely 8 Fla. 232 1858 0 Forcelosure of a Mortgage on Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Hendry v. Clardy 8 Fla. 77 1858 0 Recovery for Slaves and their Hires Supreme Court of FL
Tyson v. Bowden 8 Fla. 61 1858 0 Recovery of Eleven Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Harrell v. Harrell 8 Fla. 46 1858 0 Property Rights in Slaves for a Widow Supreme Court of FL
James v. Clarke County 33 Ala. 51 1858 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person overseer Alabama
Hancock v. Tucker 8 Fla. 435 1859 0 Enforcement for a Sale Supreme Court of FL
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Kendig v. Giles 9 Fla. 278 1860 0 Enforcement of a Personal Warranty Supreme Court of FL
Thomas v. Williams 9 Fla. 289 1860 0 Dispute Over a Will Supreme Court of FL
Woodfin v. McNealy 9 Fla. 256 1860 0 Suit for the Value of Property Supreme Court of FL
Griffin v. Orman 9 Fla. 22 1860 0 Settlement After the Close of a Partnership Supreme Court of FL
Kitrol v. State 9 Fla. 9 1860 0 Indictment for "Gaming with Negroes and Other Persons of Color" Supreme Court of FL
McLeod v. Dell 9 Fla. 451 1861 0 Enforecment of a Nuncipative Will Supreme Court of FL
Powell v. Leonard 9 Fla. 359 1861 0 Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift Supreme Court of FL
Watson v. Savell 9 Fla. 506 1861 0 Failure of a Warranty for Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL