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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jordan v. Roney 23 Ala. 758 1853 0 Contract Dispute for Enslaved Person Alabama
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Jordan v. State 22 Ga. 545 1857 0 Indictment for murdering a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Jordan v. Thornton 7 Ga. 517 1849 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Josephine v. Poultney 1 La. Ann. 329 1846 0 Conflict of laws, freedom suit Louisiana
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a slaveowner's daughter by enslaved woman, and attempted poisoning of the rest of the family Mississippi
Joses v. State 2 Swan 399 1852 0 Tennessee
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Jourdan v. Green 16 N.C. 270 1828 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jourdan v. Miller 41 Ga. 51 1870 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Joyce v. De La Lande 6 La. 277 1834 0 Successions, sales, damages, property, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Joyner v. Conyers 59 N.C. 78 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Joyner v. Denny 45 N.C. 176 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Who title of issue goes to in case of enslaved woman bequeathed via a will Mississippi
Judge v. Moore 9 Fla. 269 1860 0 Dispute Over a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Judge v. State 8 Ga. 173 1850 0 Slave convicted of murder Supreme Court of Georgia