Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Brodie v. Skelton 11 Ark. 120 1850 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Burton's adr. v. Lockert's exrs. 9 Ark. 411 1849 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Dugan v. Fowler 14 Ark. 132 1850 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees 30 Ala. 697 1857 0 Will & trust Louisiana
Merrill v. Moore's Heirs 8 Miss. 271 1843 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Atkins v. Guice 21 Ark. 164 1860 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Howell v. Howell 19 Ark. 339 1858 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Viser v. Bertrand 16 Ark. 296 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
West v. Williams 15 Ark. 682 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Brown v. Collins 14 Ark. 421 1854 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hamilton v. Gwynn 24 Ala. 515 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Menifee's Ad'rs v. Menifee 8 Ark. 9 1847 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Golding v. Golding's Adm'r 24 Ala. 122 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Lessee of Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Gerald v. Bunkley 17 Ala. 170 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Stuart v. Swanzy 20 Miss. 684 1849 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Martin v. Foster's Executor 38 Ala. 688 1863 0 Will & trust Alabama