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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Powell v. Leonard 9 Fla. 359 1861 0 Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift Supreme Court of FL
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
State v. Schoolfield 29 Tex. 501 1861 0 Texas
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Settlement and distrubution of estate Alabama
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Manumission of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Morrison v. White 16 La. Ann. 100 1861 0 Sale of slave, Freedom Louisiana
Pelham v. Steamboat Messenger 16 La. Ann. 99 1861 0 Sale of Slave, Death of Slave Louisiana
Monday v. State 32 Ga. 672 1861 0 Indictment of a slave for assault with intent to murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Leblanc v. Bouchereau 16 La. Ann. 11 1861 0 Sale of Slave, Contracts Louisiana
Lowe v. Bryant 32 Ga. 235 1861 0 Executory contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Ramsey v. Blalock 32 Ga. 376 1861 0 False Representation made by agent in the sale of slave. Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Thomas 32 Ga. 31 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Logan & Meara 32 Ga. 165 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Watson 32 Ga. 264 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mapp v. Phillips 32 Ga. 72 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Norfleet v. Slade 59 N.C. 217 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Henry v. Harbison 23 Ark. 25 1861 0 Gift of enslaved persons Arkansas
Watkins v. Quarles 23 Ark. 179 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Haralson v. Walker 23 Ark. 415 1861 0 Action of debt on enslaved person Arkansas