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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Keaton v. Miller 38 Miss. 630 1860 0 Dispute over enslaved woman given as a loan to married couple Mississippi
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee
Kean v. Welch 42 Va. 404 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
Justice v. Scott 39 N.C. 108 1845 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Justices of the Inferior Court v. Moreland 20 Ga. 145 1856 0 Title for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Jure v. Balletin 6 La. Ann. 394 1851 0 Seizure, mortgages, property, sales Louisiana
Julien v. Langlish 9 Mart. (o.s.) 205 1821 0 Successions, freedom suit, emancipation, property, witness testimony Louisiana
Julienne v. Touriac 13 La. Ann. 599 1858 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Judge v. State 8 Ga. 173 1850 0 Slave convicted of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Judge v. Moore 9 Fla. 269 1860 0 Dispute Over a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
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
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Joyner v. Denny 45 N.C. 176 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Joyner v. Conyers 59 N.C. 78 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Joyce v. De La Lande 6 La. 277 1834 0 Successions, sales, damages, property, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Jourdan v. Williams 6 Mart. (o.s.) 659 1819 0 Successions, privileges, property, sales, community property Louisiana
Jourdan v. Miller 41 Ga. 51 1870 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Jourdan v. Green 16 N.C. 270 1828 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Sale of enslaved person Mississippi