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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi
Alexander v. Polk 39 Miss. 737 1861 0 Evidentiary issues regarding a deed as evidence Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Trigg v. Conway 24 F. Cas. 194 1847 0 Excessive damages United States
Rentfrow v. Shaw 5 Miss. 651 1840 0 Exchange of property dispute Mississippi
In re Lake Charles Retail Dev. LLC No. 13-44093, 2014 WL 4948234, at *5 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2014) 2014 1 execution New York
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Execution of a Bond 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
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Strong v. Willis 3 Fla. 124 1850 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Budd v. Long 13 Fla. 288 1869 0 Execution of a Sale for Land Levying Debt Supreme Court of FL
Miller v. Gaskins 11 Fla. 73 1865 0 Execution of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Walker 8 Fla. 144 1858 0 Execution of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Bogan v. Camp 30 Ala. 276 1857 0 Execution of contract Alabama
Huff v. Cox 2 Ala. 310 1841 0 Execution of deed Alabama