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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
West v. Tilghman 31 N.C. 163 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Williams 31 N.C. 140 1848 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
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
Gully v. Hull 31 Miss. 20 1856 0 Investment of proceeds from sale of paraphernal property in purchase of enslaved women Mississippi
Evans v. Lipscomb 31 Ga. 71 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Floyd v. Wallace 31 Ga. 688 1861 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Lynch v. Jackson 31 Ga. 668 1860 0 Recovery for action Supreme Court of Georgia
Black v. Thornton 31 Ga. 641 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Strozier v. Carroll 31 Ga. 557 1860 0 action to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. McLeroy 31 Ga. 536 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Maddox v. Simmons & Griffin 31 Ga. 512 1860 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hughes v. Allen 31 Ga. 483 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Conyers v. Bowen 31 Ga. 382 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Cone v. Force 31 Ga. 328 1860 0 Freedom Suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Lemon v. Wright 31 Ga. 317 1860 0 Action of conversion of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia