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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Respass v. Young 11 Ga. 114 1852 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Baxter v. Henson 35 N.C. 459 1852 0 Gift North Carolina
Duckworth v. Overton 1 Swan 381 1852 0 Tennessee
Cawthon v. Coppedge 1 Swan 487 1852 0 Tennessee
Alfred v. State 2 Swan 581 1852 0 Tennessee
Terrebonne v. Walsh 7 La. Ann. 61 1852 0 Sales, successions, property Louisiana
Hardy v. Toney 20 Ala. 237 1852 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Heirs of Bryan v. Dennis 4 Fla. 445 1852 0 The Freedom of Manumitted Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Tompkins v. Philips 12 Ga. 52 1852 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Michan v. Wyatt 21 Ala. 813 1852 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Adams v. Mizell 11 Ga. 106 1852 0 Trover Action Supreme Courr of Georgia
Simpson v. Peck's Ex'rs 32 Tenn. 54 1852 0 Tennessee
Loftus v. Penn 1 Swan 445 1852 0 Tennessee
Green v. Lane 45 N.C. 102 1852 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tayloe v. Bond 45 N.C. 5 1852 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Will and Trust Suprme Court of Georgia
Wells v. Ragland 31 Tenn. 501 1852 0 Tennessee
Young v. Young 25 Miss. 38 1852 0 Possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Liza v. Puissant 7 La. Ann. 80 1852 0 Freedom suit Louisiana