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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Morris v. Dillard 12 Miss. 636 1845 0 Judgement against debtor Mississippi
Hemphill v. Townsend 7 Ala. 853 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Dold's Trustee v. Geiger's Adm'r 43 Va. 98 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Redus v. Wofford 12 Miss. 579 1845 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Personal property dispute Mississippi
Dunlap v. Clements 7 Ala. 539 1845 0 WIll & trust Alabama
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Harney v. Pack 12 Miss. 229 1845 0 Deed of trust dispute Mississippi
Elmes v. Sutherland 7 Ala. 262 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bell v. Tombigbee Railroad 12 Miss. 549 1845 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Lagrange v. Barre 11 Rob. 302 1845 0 Donation inter vivos, property, sales, prescription, wills Louisiana
State v. Curtis 24 Tenn. 601 1845 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Burnett v. Handley 8 Ala. 685 1845 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Eiland v. Radford 7 Ala. 724 1845 0 Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Binford's Adm'r v. Robin 42 Va. 328 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Patteson v. Ford 43 Va. 18 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA