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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Sale of enslaved persons and land Arkansas
Turner v. Turner 1 Va. 139 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hoomes v. Kuhn 8 Va. 274 1792 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Davis 1 Va. 69 1792 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Croft v. State 25 Tenn. 317 1845 0 Tennessee
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Carter v. Webb 1 Jefferson 123 1772 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Brent v. Porter 1 Jefferson 72 1768 0 Descent & Distribution General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickinson 1 Jefferson 67 1740 0 Trusts General Ct. of VA
Waughop v. Tate 1 Va. Col. Dec. 185 1731 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Tucker v. Sweney 1 Va. Col. Dec. 149 1730 0 Action of debt General Ct. of VA
Jenkins’ Executor v. Jenkins 33 Ala. 731 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Town of East-Hartford v. Pitkin 8 Conn. 393 1831 0 Action in support of slave Connecticut
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Tate v. Protection Insurance Co. 20 Conn. 481 1850 0 Insurance dispute Connecticut
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia