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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Dunklin v. Wilkins 5 Ala. 199 1843 0 Action of detinue to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Little v. Fitts 33 Ala. 343 1858 0 Trial to establish right of property Alabama
Adams v. Broughton 13 Ala. 731 1848 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Pearson v. Darrington 21 Ala. 169 1852 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Doe ex dem. Shackelford v. Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile 22 Ala. 238 1853 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama
Feagan v. Kendall 43 Ala. 628 1869 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Walker v. Walker 17 Ala. 396 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bates v. Murphy 2 Stew. & P. 165 1832 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Richardson v. Miller 48 Miss. 311 1873 0 Execution of deed in trust Mississippi
Pickering v. DeRochemont 45 N.H. 67 1863 0 Marriage property dispute New Hampshire
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Probation of an estate Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Pamela Equities Corp. v. Camp 127 Misc. 2d 395 1985 0 Notice of amendment of sheriff's return New York
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Houston v. Royston 9 Miss. 238 1843 0 Action to secure payment for slave Mississippi
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Right of wife to enforce promissory note due to her for sale of slaves Mississippi
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi