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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weare v. Burge 32 N.C. 169 1849 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Jordan v. Thornton 7 Ga. 517 1849 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
McRae v. Keller 32 N.C. 398 1849 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Dunn v. Choate 4 Tex. 7 1849 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Craig v. McGehee 16 Ala. 41 1849 0 Dispute over Wil Alabama
Bank of Kentucky v. Conner 4 La. Ann. 365 1849 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, property, fraud, creditor's rights Louisiana
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Claim for services rendered SC of PA.
Colvin v. Nelson 4 La. Ann. 544 1849 0 Donations, prohibited substitutions, property, partition, wills, successions Louisiana
Peace v. Jenkins 32 N.C. 355 1849 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Robinson v. King 6 Ga. 539 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Reynolds 15 Ala. 398 1849 0 Interest dispute Alabama
Frierson v. Beall 7 Ga. 438 1849 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Lawrence 4 La. Ann. 279 1849 0 Possessory action, trusts, privileges, property, intervenor Louisiana
Schley v. Lyon 6 Ga. 530 1849 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Succession of Dupuy 4 La. Ann. 570 1849 0 Wills, emancipation, property, mandates Louisiana
Crane v. Lewis 4 La. Ann. 320 1849 0 Conflict of laws, seizure, property, suretyship, possessory action, damages, contracts, torts, obligations Louisiana
Williams v. Kelsey & Halsted 6 Ga. 365 1849 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Jerry 4 La. Ann. 190 1849 0 Murder, jury selection Louisiana
Alfred v. State 6 Ga. 483 1849 0 Slave charged with capital offense Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. Schly 6 Ga. 515 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia