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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Kavanaugh v. Thompson 16 Ala. 817 1849 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hammond v. Candler 30 Ga. 275 1860 0 Status of Slave, freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Robinson 59 N.C. 155 1860 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Shields v. Anderson 30 Va. 729 1832 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lynch v. Thomas 30 Va. 682 1832 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Samuel v. Marshall 30 Va. 567 1832 0 Sut in equity SC of Appeals VA
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Liquor sold to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McCune v. McMichael 29 Ga. 312 1859 0 Recovery of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Sims v. Macon & Western R. R. 28 Ga. 93 1859 0 Recover value of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 30 Ga. 490 1860 0 Action for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
Frierson v. Frierson 21 Ala. 549 1852 0 Conveyance of Enslaved Personsby Life Estate Alabama
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama
Heath v. Devaughn 37 Ala. 677 1861 0 Slander for Alledged Engagment in Slave Trade Alabama
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 Wills & Estates South Carolina
Hughes v. Debnam 53 N.C. 127 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Wynne v. Alford 29 Ga. 694 1860 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia