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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens 28 Ala. 641 1856 0 Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Assumpsit to recover fees Alabama
Jones v. Sterns 28 Ala. 677 1856 0 Action to recover property Alabama
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Martin v. State 28 Ala. 71 1856 0 Stealing an Ensalved Person Alabama
Albertson, Douglass & Co. v. Goldsby 28 Ala. 711 1856 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Anderson v. Mills 28 Ark. 175 1873 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Arkansas
Parrott v. Nimmo 28 Ark. 351 1873 0 Dispute over land purchased with sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Richardson v. Thomas 28 Ark. 387 1873 0 Debt for sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Campbell v. Rankin 28 Ark. 401 1873 0 Vendor's lien on enslaved persons Arkansas
Davis v. Gaines 28 Ark. 440 1873 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Ark.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 District Court, E.D. PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Will & trust District Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Thompson 28 F. Cas. 89 1823 0 Assault and Battery United States
Wood & Whitaker v. Tompkins 28 Ga. 159 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu supreme Court of Georgia