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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrell v. Durrance 9 Fla. 490 1861 0 Promissory Note for the Purchase of Property Supreme Court of FL
Moseley's Adm'r v. Mastin 37 Ala. 216 1861 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Mapp v. Phillips 32 Ga. 72 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Ball v. Wallace 32 Ga. 170 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Aaron v. State 37 Ala. 106 1861 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Clopton v. Jones' Executor 38 Ala. 121 1861 0 Final settlement dispute Alabama
Patterson v. Hickey 32 Ga. 156 1861 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Thomas 32 Ga. 31 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Griffin 32 Ga. 81 1861 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Jack v. Doran's Executors 37 Ala. 265 1861 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Henry v. Graves 57 Va. 244 1861 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Bradford v. Bradley's Adm'rs 37 Ala. 453 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Holt v. Bacon 30 Conn. 21 1861 0 Seizure of alleged slaving vessel Connecticut
Mitchell v. Moore 57 Va. 275 1861 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Gimon v. Baldwin 38 Ala. 60 1861 0 Trover Alabama
United States v. The Reindeer 2 Cliff. 57 1861 0 United States
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Settlement and distrubution of estate Alabama
Coate v. Coate's Adm'r 37 Ala. 695 1861 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved persons Alabama