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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Leslie's Ex'or v. Briggs 32 Va. 6 1834 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Betty v. Horton 32 Va. 615 1833 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA
Colvert v. Millstead's Adm'x 32 Va. 88 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Pool's Heirs v. Pool's Executor 33 Ala. 145 1858 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Whitman v. Abernathy 33 Ala. 154 1858 0 Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Byrd v. McDaniel 33 Ala. 18 1858 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person Alabama
McCullough v. Gliddon 33 Ala. 208 1858 0 Dispute over Sale Alabama
Hassell v. Hamilton 33 Ala. 280 1858 0 Detinue Alabama
Henry v. State 33 Ala. 389 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Oxford v. State 33 Ala. 416 1859 0 Indicment for Receivning Stolen Goods Alabama
Evans v. Kittrell 33 Ala. 449 1859 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Danforth v. Herbert 33 Ala. 497 1859 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Holloway v. Cotten 33 Ala. 529 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Morris v. Lewis' Executor 33 Ala. 53 1858 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Stubbs v. Houston 33 Ala. 555 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Green v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 33 Ala. 643 1859 0 Trial of right of property Alabama
Nesbitt v. Pearson's Adm'rs 33 Ala. 668 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Gaulden v. Lawrence 33 Ga. 159 1862 0 contract dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia