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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Bell v. Chambers 38 Ala. 660 1863 0 Loss of Enslaved PersonsTransported withou Written Authority Alabama
J & D Towing, LLC v. Am. Alternative Ins. Corp. 478 S.W.3d 649 2016 1 loss-of-use damages Texas
Alice v. Mortè 2 D.C. 485 1824 0 Lost Items United States
Marshall v. Morris 16 Ga. 368 1854 0 Lost of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Surtain, No. 11-30525 No. 11-30525, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6038, at *25-26 (5th Cir. Mar. 26, 2013) 2013 2 mail fraud
Hill v. Ward 13 Ala. 310 1848 0 Maliciously Forbidding Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Malicious Prosectuion Alabama
Airgas-Sw., Inc. v. IWS Gas & Supply of Texas, Ltd. 390 S.W.3d 472 2012 1 malicious prosecution Texas
McRae v. Oneal 13 N.C. 166 1829 0 Malicious prosecution North Carolina
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
Ewing v. Sanford 21 Ala. 157 1852 0 Malicious Prosecution Alabama
Bennett v. Black 1 Stew. 494 1828 0 Malicious Prosecution for Robbery of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Behrnes v. Coxe 2 La. Ann. 472 1847 0 Malicious prosecution, larceny, malice, community property, successions, criminal law, probable cause Louisiana
Kenner v. Young 7 Mart. (n.s.) 53 1828 0 Mandamus, sales, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Boykin v. O'Hara 6 La. Ann. 115 1851 0 Mandates, property, mortgages, judicial sales Louisiana
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Tom 2 D.C. 114 1815 0 Manslaughter United States
United States v. Frye 25 F. Cas. 1222 1835 0 Manslaughter United States
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware