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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
Butler v. Livingston 15 Ga. 565 1854 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Butler v. M'Cann 31 Va. 631 1833 0 Marriage settlement SC of Appeals VA
Butler v. Parks 1 Va. 76 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Butler v. Spann 27 Miss. 234 1854 0 Entitlement to possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Butlitt v. Stewart 16 La. Ann. 22 1861 0 Property Louisiana
Butt v. Rachel 18 Va. 209 1814 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Butt v. State 33 Ga. Supp. 56 1864 0 Indictment for adultery Supreme Court of Georgia
Bynum v. Branch 5 N.C. 132 1806 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Bynum 33 N.C. 632 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Hill 71 N.C. 319 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Lemoine 1 Mart. (n.s.) 628 1823 0 Successions, petitory action, sales, property Louisiana
Byram v. McGuire 40 Tenn. 530 1859 0 Tennessee
Byrd's adm. v. Belding's heirs 18 Ark. 118 1856 0 Declaration to change heirs Arkansas
Byrd v. Bowie 5 Mart. (n.s.) 201 1826 0 Promissory notes, obligations, delivery, sales, property, consideration Louisiana
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA
Byrd v. Byrd 44 Ga. 258 1871 0 Conveyance Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Wills & Estate Cir Ct, D of VA
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas