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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Watson v. Dickens 20 Miss. 608 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Harris v. Miller 30 Ala. 221 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Dickson v. Bachelder 21 Ala. 699 1852 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Branch of the Bank of Alabama v. Marshall 4 Ala. 60 1842 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Conger v. Robinson 12 Miss. 210 1845 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Carter v. Burris 18 Miss. 527 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Thomas v. Chance 11 Tex. 634 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Texas
Fitzgerald v. Reed 17 Miss. 94 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Distributees of Mitchell v. Mitchell's Adm'r. 8 Ala. 414 1845 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
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