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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Bouligny v. M. White & Co. 5 La. 31 1850 0 Devolutive appeal, suretyship, obligationssales, property, judicial seizure Louisiana
United States v. Jeffers 4 D.C. 704 1836 0 Diplomatic priveledge United States
Betts v. Brown 5 Ala. 414 1843 0 Dipsute over Will Alabama
Burns v. Hudson 37 Ala. 62 1860 0 Dipsute over Will Alabama
Blakey v. Heirs of Blakey 9 Ala. 391 1846 0 Dipsute over Will Alabama
Whitworth v. Carter 43 Miss. 61 1870 0 Disability of married woman to make contracts, emancipation and breach of warranty Mississippi
In re Beach 13 B.R. 759 1981 1 dischargeability of debt United States
Porter v. Duglass 27 Miss. 379 1854 0 Disposal of property in bankruptcy Mississippi
McDaniel v. Johns 45 Miss. 632 1871 0 Disposistion of slaves given as property as gifts in a will Mississippi
Doe ex dem. Shelton v. Hamilton 23 Miss. 496 1852 0 Disposition of enslaved persons under levy Mississippi
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi
Savery v. Spence 13 Ala. 561 1848 0 Dispute Arising from Alleged Joint Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Guess v. Lubbock 5 Tex. 535 1851 0 Dispute between slave and master Texas
Lightfoot v. Strahan 7 Ala. 444 1845 0 Disputed Contract Alabama
Alston v. Rowles 13 Fla. 117 1869 0 Disputed Land Conveyed to Wife Supreme Court of FL
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Hollingsworth v. Handcock 7 Fla. 338 1857 0 Dispute Over a Conditional Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
May v. May 7 Fla. 207 1857 0 Dispute Over a Life Estate Supreme Court of FL