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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Clarissa 27 N.C. 221 1844 0 Indictment for "a slave hiring her own time" North Carolina
State v. Armfield 27 N.C. 207 1844 0 Indictment of forcible trespass North Carolina
Barham v. Massey 27 N.C. 192 1844 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Spruill v. Davenport 27 N.C. 145 1844 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Cole v. Leake 27 Miss. 767 1854 0 Distribution of profits from sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Burch v. Stovall 27 Miss. 725 1854 0 Validity of will Mississippi
Hall v. Hall 27 Miss. 458 1854 0 Trover to recover value of enslaved man Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Authority of administrator to sell enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Parr v. Gibbons 27 Miss. 375 1854 0 Recovery of enslaved girl Mississippi
Windham v. Williams 27 Miss. 313 1854 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons from the plaintiff Mississippi
Funchess v. Seibe 27 Miss. 26 1854 0 Division of enslaved persons in estate Mississippi
Frizell v. White 27 Miss. 198 1854 0 Right to replevin of enslaved persons Mississippi
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Mississippi
Brady v. Dilley 27 Md. 570 1867 0 Maryland
Smith v. Townshend 27 Md. 368 1867 0 Maryland
Russell v. Kearney 27 Ga. 96 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Brock 27 Ga. 576 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Dukes v. Nelson 27 Ga. 457 1859 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia