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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Bertrand 23 Ark. 730 1861 0 Warranty on an enslaved person Arkansas
Humphries v. Dawson 38 Ala. 199 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Coate v. Coate's Adm'r 37 Ala. 695 1861 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved persons Alabama
Smith v. Griffin 32 Ga. 81 1861 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Manumission of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Monday v. State 32 Ga. 672 1861 0 Indictment of a slave for assault with intent to murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Kennedy & Cooksey v. Head 32 Ga. 629 1861 0 Levy and Claim for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Sessions v. Hartsock 23 Ark. 519 1861 0 Sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Stein v. State 37 Ala. 123 1861 0 Validity of statements made in a dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
Eddins v. Buck 23 Ark. 507 1861 0 Sale of gifted enslaved person Arkansas
Wallace v. Spullock 32 Ga. 488 1861 0 Recovery for damage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McLeod v. Dell 9 Fla. 451 1861 0 Enforecment of a Nuncipative Will Supreme Court of FL
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky
Thomas v. Lanier 23 Ark. 639 1861 0 Attachment of enslaved person Arkansas
Burd's Executor v. Burd's Administrator 40 Pa. 182 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Lowe v. Bryant 32 Ga. 235 1861 0 Executory contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Hawkins v. Greene 23 Ark. 89 1861 0 Administration of estate with enslaved persons Arkansas
Gimon v. Baldwin 38 Ala. 60 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Powell v. Leonard 9 Fla. 359 1861 0 Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift Supreme Court of FL
Watson v. Savell 9 Fla. 506 1861 0 Failure of a Warranty for Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL