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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrison v. Hicks 1 Port. 423 1835 0 Trover Alabama
Brent v. Green 33 Va. 16 1835 1 Virginia
Guilliet v. Erwin 7 La. 580 1835 0 Recission, sales, redhibition, prescription Louisiana
Icar v. Suares 7 La. 517 1835 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, damages, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Mitchells v. Johnsons 33 Va. 461 1835 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Ferrel v. Finch 16 Tenn. 432 1835 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Buckner 23 F. Cas. 737 1835 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 Injunctions United States
Bank of U. States v. Jackson's Adm'x 36 Va. 87 1835 1 Virginia
Bank of Virginia v. Craig 33 Va. 399 1835 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Harkins v. Coalter 2 Port. 463 1835 0 Hiring of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Brown v. Shields 33 Va. 440 1835 0 Deceit in the sale of a slave & Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 33 Va. 378 1835 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Petermans v. Laws 33 Va. 523 1835 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 Conspiracy to sell a freeperson as a slave United States
Drane v. Scholfield 33 Va. 386 1835 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Offutt v. Hendsley 9 La. 1 1835 0 Seizure, sales, mortgages, injunction, successions, suretyship, privileges, prescription Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Ned of Campbell 33 Va. 607 1835 0 Action of freedom General Ct. of VA
Life & Fire Insurance v. Adams 34 U.S. 573 1835 1 United States
Harris v. Denison 8 La. 543 1835 0 Sales, petitory action, sequestration, property, successions, fraud, simulation, prescription Louisiana