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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Alleged Fraud over a Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Steppacher v. Reneau 25 Miss. 114 1852 0 Recovery for breach of covenant Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Buckingham v. Levi 23 Miss. 590 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved persons by way of a writ of habeas corpus Mississippi
Lindsey v. Platner 23 Miss. 576 1852 0 Hire of enslaved persons from sheriff's sale Mississippi
O'Brien v. Hilburn 9 Tex. 297 1852 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Mallory v. Mallory 45 N.C. 80 1852 0 Contracts North Carolina
Ike v. State 23 Miss. 525 1852 0 Indictment of enslaved man for assault and battery Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Trial of an enslaved boy for alleged assault of a white woman **** Mississippi
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Wofford v. Thompson 8 Tex. 222 1852 0 Mortgage dispute Texas
Chauvenet v. Commissioners 3 Md. 259 1852 0 Maryland
Fabre v. Hepp 7 La. Ann. 5 1852 0 Marital property, sales, fraud, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Sowell v. Barrett 45 N.C. 50 1852 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sessions v. Bacon 23 Miss. 272 1852 0 Whether a wife can mortgage on an estate to secure husband's debts Mississippi
Wiles v. Harshaw 43 N.C. 308 1852 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Ramsay v. Morris 35 N.C. 458 1852 0 Action on a covenant North Carolina
LeBeau v. Glaze 8 La. Ann. 474 1852 0 Obligations, mortgages, property, hypothecary action, prescription, promissory notes, privileges Louisiana
Hill v. Miller 7 La. Ann. 621 1852 0 Obligations, suretyship, property, mortgages Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 7 La. Ann. 692 1852 0 Successions, property, wills, donations, privileges Louisiana