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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robinson v. King 6 Ga. 539 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kettlewell v. Stewart 8 Gill 472 1849 1 Maryland
Norris v. State 16 Ala. 776 1849 1 Alabama
Carlisle v. Hill 16 Ala. 398 1849 0 Indemnity of property Alabama
Chenault v. Walker 15 Ala. 605 1849 0 Sheriff's Writ of Execution for Enslaved Persons Alabama
Tucker v. State 16 Ala. 670 1849 1 Alabama
McGehee v. Chandler 15 Ala. 659 1849 1 Alabama
Forrest v. Camp 16 Ala. 642 1849 1 Alabama
Nuckols v. Mahone 15 Ala. 212 1849 1 Alabama
Godbold v. Meggison 16 Ala. 140 1849 1 Alabama
John v. Jones 16 Ala. 454 1849 1 Alabama
Elliott v. Twilley 5 Del. 192 1849 0 Petition for freedom since granted a term not "for life" Delaware
Upchurch v. Norsworthy 15 Ala. 705 1849 0 Assumpsit Alabama
State v. Chambers 2 Greene 308 1849 1 Iowa
Union Bank v. Parkhill's Administrators 2 Fla. 660 1849 0 Dispute over the Bank Possessing Slaves as Mortgages Supreme Court of FL
Hogan v. Smith 16 Ala. 600 1849 1 Alabama
Tomkies v. Reynolds 17 Ala. 109 1849 1 Alabama
Governor v. Bancroft 16 Ala. 605 1849 1 Alabama
State v. Austin 12 Mo. 576 1849 1 Missouri
Blackmon v. Blackmon 16 Ala. 633 1849 1 Alabama