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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Rawlings v. State 2 Md. 201 1852 0 Maryland
Pensacola & Georgia Railroad v. Nash 12 Fla. 497 1868 0 Liability for the Injury of a Slave for Hire Supreme Court of FL
Alexander v. Alexander 8 Ala. 796 1845 0 Guardian of Insane Persons, Dissolution of Marriage Alabama
Moss v. Sandefur 15 Ark. 381 1854 0 Probate dispute Arkansas
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Cook v. Kennerly 12 Ala. 42 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
State v. Flanigin 5 Ala. 477 1843 0 Indictment for Murder of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Harris v. Harris 42 N.C. 111 1850 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Allen v. Matthews 7 Ga. 149 1849 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Wier v. Buford 8 Ala. 134 1845 0 Role of Agency in Contract Negotiation Alabama
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
State v. Harris 63 N.C. 1 1868 0 Murder North Carolina
Caldwell v. Pickens' Adm'r 39 Ala. 514 1864 0 Recovery for Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Writ of Prohibition Alabama
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Caraway v. Smith 28 Ga. 541 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved man for burning of property Mississippi
Doyal v. Smith 31 Ga. 198 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia