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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Collins v. Lofftus 37 Va. 5 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 Unlawfully employing a free person of color General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Williams v. Avery 38 Ala. 115 1861 0 Marital rights dispute Alabama
Davis v. Hubbard 38 Ala. 185 1861 0 Enjoining Recovery Action for an Enslaved Person Alabama
Humphries v. Dawson 38 Ala. 199 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Ragsdale v. Norwood 38 Ala. 21 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Cheek v. State 38 Ala. 227 1862 0 Indictment against Owner for Negligent Treatment of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Arthur v. Gayle 38 Ala. 259 1862 0 Conversion and Illegal Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Mitchell v. Ingram 38 Ala. 395 1862 0 Action on Bond Alabama
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Phillipi v. Capell 38 Ala. 575 1863 0 Bond stipulation dispute Alabama
Longmire v. Goode & Ulrick 38 Ala. 577 1863 0 Action to establish ownership Alabama
Crutcher v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad 38 Ala. 579 1863 0 Trover Alabama
Gimon v. Baldwin 38 Ala. 60 1861 0 Trover Alabama
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama