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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bevis v. Landis 59 N.C. 312 1862 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Chambers v. Payne 59 N.C. 276 1862 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Chaires v. Brady 10 Fla. 133 1862 0 Redemption of Slaves Mortgaged by Testators for an Advance of Money Supreme Court of FL
Delony v. Delony 24 Ark. 7 1862 0 Gift of enslaved persons Arkansas
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Herndon v. Pratt 59 N.C. 327 1862 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Clark v. Bell 59 N.C. 272 1862 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cornett v. Fain 33 Ga. 219 1862 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mary v. State 24 Ark. 44 1862 0 Arson by enslaved person Arkansas
Bowers v. Strudwick 59 N.C. 288 1862 0 Mortgages & Deeds North Carolina
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Daniel v. Guy 23 Ark. 50 1861 0 Freedom suit Arkansas
Mapp v. Phillips 32 Ga. 72 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Sterrett's Executor v. Kaster 37 Ala. 366 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Eddins v. Buck 23 Ark. 507 1861 0 Sale of gifted enslaved person Arkansas
Davis v. Hubbard 38 Ala. 185 1861 0 Enjoining Recovery Action for an Enslaved Person Alabama
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Wallace v. Spullock 32 Ga. 488 1861 0 Recovery for damage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Manly's Adm'r v. Turnipseed 37 Ala. 522 1861 0 Detinue Alabama