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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Hays 3 Va. 122 1798 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Peter v. Steel 3 Yeates 250 1801 0 Recovery for freedom and labor SC of PA.
Cook v. Neaff 3 Yeates 259 1801 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Registry of a negro as a slave, without adding "for life" SC of PA.
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Campbell v. Wallace 3 Yeates 572 1803 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Worley’s Adm’rx v. High’s Adm’r 40 Ala. 171 1866 0 Will & trust Alabama
Modawell v. Holmes 40 Ala. 391 1867 0 Settlement of Guardianship Alabama
Bethea's Executor v. Smith 40 Ala. 415 1867 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Neilson v. Cook 40 Ala. 498 1867 0 Settlement of Guardian's Account Alabama
Miller v. State 40 Ala. 54 1866 0 Indictment for grand larceny Alabama
McAffee v. Mulkey 40 Ga. 115 1869 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Gibbon v. Gibbon 40 Ga. 562 1869 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitfield v. Whitfield 40 Miss. 352 1866 0 Action of detinue to recover slaves Mississippi
Moseley v. Anderson 40 Miss. 49 1866 0 Replevin to recover enslaved woman Mississippi
Haughton v. Brandon 40 Miss. 729 1866 0 Construction of last will and testament Mississippi
Vining v. Hall 40 Miss. 83 1866 0 Probate of lost/destroyed will, including the emancipation of slaves and provision for them in Ohio Mississippi
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina