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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wynn v. Carrell 43 Va. 227 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Cabaness v. Matthews 43 Va. 325 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
McLemore v. McLemore 8 Ala. 687 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Tarver v. Roffe 7 Ala. 873 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Lightfoot v. Strahan 7 Ala. 444 1845 0 Disputed Contract Alabama
Planters & Merchants' Bank of Mobile v. Clarke 7 Ala. 765 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 Misdemeanor - fornication with a slave General Ct. of VA
Kean v. Welch 42 Va. 404 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Loomis v. Allen 7 Ala. 706 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Anderson v. Dickson 8 Ala. 733 1845 0 Action of detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Bogan v. Martin 8 Ala. 807 1845 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Bothwell v. Hamilton 8 Ala. 461 1845 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Havens v. Van Den Burgh 1 Denio 27 1845 0 SC of New York
Bogard v. Gardley 12 Miss. 302 1845 0 Deed of slae dispute Mississippi
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Trespass Alabama
Thornhill v. Gilmer 12 Miss. 153 1845 0 Equity of redemption Mississippi
Toulmin v. Hamilton 7 Ala. 362 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Baynton v. Finnall 12 Miss. 193 1845 0 Property of slave dispute Mississippi
Hope v. Evans 12 Miss. 321 1845 0 Action against sale of slave Mississippi