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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Judge v. Moore 9 Fla. 269 1860 0 Dispute Over a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
McLeod v. Dell 9 Fla. 427 1861 0 Dispute Over the Division of Slaves Left Intestate Supreme Court of FL
Braswell v. Downs 11 Fla. 62 1865 0 Enforcement of an Alleged Failed Trust Supreme Court of FL
Branch v. Wilson 12 Fla. 543 1868 0 Execution of a Contract for Slaves after Failed Delivery Supreme Court of FL
Pensacola & Georgia Railroad v. Nash 12 Fla. 497 1868 0 Liability for the Injury of a Slave for Hire Supreme Court of FL
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Dispute over the Execution of a Loan Supreme Court of FL
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Husband's Conveyance Power Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Clark v. Gautier 8 Fla. 360 1859 0 Detainment of a Freed Man Supreme Court of FL
Cato v. State 9 Fla. 163 1860 0 Indictment of a Slave Charged with Rape Supreme Court of FL
Clements v. Glass 23 Ga. 395 1857 0 Action of trover supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 27 Ga. 334 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme court of Georgia