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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Faulkner v. Ware 34 Ga. 498 1866 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Middlebrook v. Nelson 34 Ga. 506 1866 0 Contract issue Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Berry 34 Ga. 546 1866 0 Masters no longer have to give their approval for blacks to be brought before the court in criminal cases since abolition Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Whitaker 34 Ga. 6 1864 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Henning v. Varner 34 Md. 102 1871 0 Maryland
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
Brown v. Goolsby 34 Miss. 437 1857 0 Recovery of slaves in equity Mississippi
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Coppage v. Barnett 34 Miss. 621 1857 0 Validity of a gift of slaves Mississippi
State v. Presnell 34 N.C. 103 1851 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Simpson v. McKay 34 N.C. 141 1851 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
McLean v. Jackson 34 N.C. 149 1851 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Martin 34 N.C. 157 1851 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina