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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Capers v. McCaa 41 Miss. 479 1867 0 Conversion of property gained through the sale of slaves Mississippi
Foster v. Alston 7 Miss. 406 1842 0 Conversion of slave dispute Mississippi
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Liptrot v. Holmes 1 Ga. 381 1846 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Mason v. Mason 33 Ga. 435 1863 0 Conversion of slaves Georgia
Black v. Thornton 30 Ga. 361 1860 0 Conversion of slaves Suprem Court of Georgia
State v. Benjamin 7 La. Ann. 47 1852 0 Conversion, property, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Leigh v. Meurice 6 La. Ann. 476 1851 0 Conversion, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Ritchie 3 La. Ann. 511 1848 0 Conversion, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Gaulden v. McPhaul 4 La. Ann. 79 1849 0 Conversion, trusts, mandates, assault, damages Louisiana
Anthony v. Stephens 46 Ga. 241 1872 0 conveyanace Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodward v. Solomon 7 Ga. 246 1849 0 Conveyanace of sales Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Byrd 44 Ga. 258 1871 0 Conveyance Supreme Court of Georgia
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Conveyance and sale of slaves Mississippi
Mims v. Sturdevant 16 Ala. 154 1849 0 Conveyance of an Enslaved Person as a Gift Alabama
Newman v. James 12 Ala. 29 1847 0 Conveyance of an Enslaved Person as a Gift Alabama
Adams v. Guerard 29 Ga 651 1860 0 Conveyance of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Guerard 29 Ga. 651 1860 0 Conveyance of a slave Georgia
M'Graw v Davenport 6 Port. 319 1838 0 Conveyance of Enenslaved persond Persosn in Will Alabama