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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Richards v. Stewart 2 Day 328 1806 0 Action of trover Connecticut
Worsham v. Brown 4 Ga. 284 1848 0 Bill in Equity Georgia
McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators 16 Md. 516 1861 0 Maryland
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession Supreme Court of FL
Maulden v. Thomas 9 Ga. 174 1850 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Belden 3 Fla. 110 1850 0 Recovery for a Forfeitted Contract Supreme Court of FL
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Enforcement of an Encumberance Supreme Court of FL
Jarrot v. Jarrot 7 Ill. 1 1845 0 Illinois
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Illinois
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Dispute over Deed of Enslaved Persons Alabama
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Davis v. Smith 30 Ga. 263 1860 0 Equity Action, conveyance of property Supreme Court of Georgia
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL