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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jemison v. Smith 37 Ala. 185 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Martin v. Reed 37 Ala. 198 1861 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Creswell's Executor v. Walker 37 Ala. 229 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jack v. Doran's Executors 37 Ala. 265 1861 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Stone v. Watson 37 Ala. 279 1861 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Connor v. Trawick's Adm'r 37 Ala. 289 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Sterrett's Executor v. Kaster 37 Ala. 366 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
Reynolds v. Roebuck 37 Ala. 408 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Merrill v. Rhodes 37 Ala. 449 1861 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Patterson v. Flanagan 37 Ala. 513 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Manly's Adm'r v. Turnipseed 37 Ala. 522 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Settlement and distrubution of estate Alabama
Burns v. Hudson 37 Ala. 62 1860 0 Dipsute over Will Alabama
McGehee v. Rump 37 Ala. 651 1861 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Anderson's Ex'r v. Anderson's Heirs 37 Ala. 683 1861 0 Settlement of Executor's Accounts Alabama
Moreland v. Hunley 37 Ga. 342 1867 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Rosser 37 Ga. 353 1867 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilkes v. Hughes 37 Ga. 361 1867 0 Contract dispute between a former slave and his master. Ben argued that he was not a slave at the time he worked for Angus Hughes. Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Green 37 Ga. 37 1867 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia