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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Brock v. Saxton 5 Ark. 708 1844 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Harris v. Mauldin 13 Ala. 674 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Doe ex dem. Holman v. Crane 16 Ala. 570 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
McKinney v. Fort 10 Tex. 220 1853 0 Bill of sale dispute Texas
Carter v. Burris 18 Miss. 527 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Watson v. Dickens 20 Miss. 608 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
State v. Mount 1 N.J.L. 337 1795 Bill of sale dispute New Jersey
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Bill of sale for slaves dispute Mississippi
Selectmen of Windsor v. Jacob 2 Tyl. 192 1802 0 Bill of sale invalid in VT SC of Vermont
Sewell v. Price's Adm'r 32 Ala. 97 1858 0 Bill of sale/mortgage dispute Alabama
Warner v. Burton 12 Ark. 144 1851 0 Bill to enforce divorce Arkansas
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Humphres v. Terrell 1 Ala. 650 1840 0 Bill to redeem enslaved persons Alabama
Alexander v. Moye 38 Miss. 640 1860 0 Bill to rescind defective title Mississippi
Boarman v. Groves 23 Miss. 280 1852 0 Binding of wife's separate property Mississippi