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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. Bell 4 La. 470 1832 0 Possessory action, evidence Louisiana
Bell v. Bell's Adm'r 36 Ala. 466 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama
Bell v. Blaney 6 N.C. 171 1812 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Bell v. Bowen 46 N.C. 316 1854 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Bell v. Bowers 44 Tenn. 311 1867 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Calhoun 49 Va. 22 1851 0 Deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Chambers 38 Ala. 660 1863 0 Loss of Enslaved PersonsTransported withou Written Authority Alabama
Bell v. Culpepper 19 N.C. 18 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 Freedom Suit/ Will United States
Bell v. Greenwood 21 Ark. 249 1860 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Bell v. Hammond 29 Va. 416 1830 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Hanks 55 Ga. 274 1875 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Bell v. Hogan 1 Stew. 536 1828 0 Detinue Alabama
Bell v. Hogan 3 F. Cas. 107 1811 0 Action for the determination of whether or not the defendant is a salve United States
Bell v. Jeffreys 35 N.C. 356 1852 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Bell v. Jones 10 Md. 322 1856 0 Maryland
Bell v. Lacy 16 La. Ann. 51 1861 0 Sale of Slave Louisiana
Bell v. Lamkin 1 Stew. & P. 460 1832 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama