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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
O'Neal v. Wilson 21 Ala. 288 1852 0 Dispute over Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wells v. Ragland 31 Tenn. 501 1852 0 Tennessee
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Tompkins v. Philips 12 Ga. 52 1852 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Mizell 11 Ga. 106 1852 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Smith v. Tabor 7 La. Ann. 582 1852 0 Sales, property, contracts Louisiana
Jordan v. Cameron 12 Ga. 267 1852 0 Will and Trust Suprem Court of Georgia
Powell v. Glenn 21 Ala. 458 1852 0 Trover Alabama
Whaley v. State 11 Ga. 123 1852 0 Larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Grady v. State 11 Ga. 253 1852 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Succession of Steele 7 La. Ann. 111 1852 0 Successions, sales, property, homologation Louisiana
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Will and Trust Suprme Court of Georgia
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
Green v. State 23 Miss. 509 1852 0 Trial of an enslaved boy for alleged assault of a white woman **** Mississippi
Chappell v. Causey 11 Ga. 25 1852 0 Will and Testament Suprem Court of Georgia
Scott v. Haddock 11 Ga. 258 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Duncan v. Bryan 11 Ga. 63 1852 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Fulwood 12 Ga. 121 1852 0 Trust deed Supreme Court of Georgia