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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. State 28 Tenn. 308 1848 0 Tennessee
Waters v. Grayson 3 La. Ann. 595 1848 0 Successions, property, sales, conflict of laws, mortgages Louisiana
Coby v. Kock 3 La. Ann. 439 1848 0 Sales, emancipation, sequestration, emancipation Louisiana
State v. John 30 N.C. 330 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Wiley v. Lashler 27 Tenn. 717 1848 0 Tennessee
Roberts v. Trawick 13 Ala. 68 1848 0 Will & trust Alabama
State v. Lewis 3 La. Ann. 398 1848 0 Criminal law, muder, habeas corpus, statutory interpretation Louisiana
English v. Savage 14 Ala. 342 1848 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Lashlee v. Wily 27 Tenn. 659 1848 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Memphis v. Winfield 27 Tenn. 707 1848 0 Tennessee
Mauldin v. Mitchell 14 Ala. 814 1848 0 Contract Dispute over Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hill v. Ward 13 Ala. 310 1848 0 Maliciously Forbidding Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer 14 Ala. 437 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Welch's Heirs v. Welch's Adm'r 14 Ala. 76 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Robinson's ex'ors v. Day 46 Va. 55 1848 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hall v. Tompkins 9 Hum. 592 1848 0 Tennessee
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Wade 13 Ala. 427 1848 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Degraffenreid v. Thomas 14 Ala. 681 1848 0 Gift of property dispute Alabama
Brown v. Brown 13 Ala. 208 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Twidy v. Saunderson 31 N.C. 5 1848 0 Property Interests North Carolina