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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Carmichael v. Walters 33 Ga. 316 1862 0 slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Moseley v. Shepherd 1 Fla. 155 1846 0 Dispute to Show Cause Supreme Court of FL
Watts v. Clardy 2 Fla. 369 1848 0 Attachment of Marital Rights for Slaves Devised in Estate Supreme Court of FL
Le Baron v. Fauntleroy 2 Fla. 276 1848 0 Appeal for a Revocation of Probate Supreme Court of FL
State v. Johnson 12 N.C. 360 1827 0 Asportation of slaves North Carolina
Maulding v. Scott 13 Ark. 88 1852 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Carpenter v. McBride 3 Fla. 292 1850 0 Dispute Over Transfer of Obligation of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Marital Rights to the Recovery of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Waterman v. Mattair 5 Fla. 211 1853 0 Alleged Deceit in Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Lanier 5 Fla. 110 1853 0 Slaves and Land for Security of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Gray v. Belden 3 Fla. 110 1850 0 Recovery for a Forfeitted Contract Supreme Court of FL
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Levying Slaves to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Heffron v. State 8 Fla. 73 1858 0 Indictment for Selling Liquor to a Black Man Supreme Court of FL
Field v. Eaton 16 N.C. 283 1829 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi