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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Action for freedom Arkansas
Ewing v. Sanford 19 Ala. 605 1851 0 Alleged Theft of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Lindsay v. State 19 Ala. 560 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
McCravey v. Remson 19 Ala. 430 1851 0 Detinue and Dispute over Will Alabama
Rugely v. Robinson 19 Ala. 404 1851 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Property during Widowhood Alabama
Kent v. Armistead 18 Va. 72 1813 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Fowler v. Lee 18 Va. 373 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Elam v. Bass's Executors 18 Va. 301 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Butt v. Rachel 18 Va. 209 1814 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Monroe v. James 18 Va. 194 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Townes's Administrator 18 Va. 191 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Roane's Administrator v. Vidal 18 Va. 187 1814 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Boatright v. Meggs 18 Va. 145 1814 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Montgomery v. Culton 18 Tex. 736 1857 0 Transfer of property dispute Texas
Cartwright v. Cartwright 18 Tex. 626 1857 0 Charge of infideility Texas
Cain v. State 18 Tex. 387 1857 0 Attempt to entice a slave away Texas
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee