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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Page v. Einstein 52 N.C. 147 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Foushee Adm'r v. Blackwell 40 Va. 488 1843 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Bank of Alexandria v. Patton 40 Va. 500 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Tillman v. Cowand 20 Miss. 262 1849 0 Execution of deed dispute Mississippi
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Carter v. Carter 28 Miss. 326 1854 0 Bond on enslaved persons in estate (?) Mississippi
Foy v. Foy 25 Miss. 207 1852 0 Collection of payment for enslaved person sold to a minor Mississippi
Bradley v. Byrd 20 Miss. 269 1849 0 Wrongful distribution of slaves Mississippi
Childress v. Ford 18 Miss. 25 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
United States v. Pompey 2 D.C. 246 1821 0 Indictments United States
Bartee v. James 33 Ala. 34 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Nelson v. Hall 58 N.C. 32 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sawyer v. Dozier 52 N.C. 7 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Aaron v. Davidson 25 Miss. 213 1852 0 Exemption of enslaved girl from a levy of execution Mississippi
Jenkins v. Gillespie 18 Miss. 31 1848 0 Arbitration dispute Mississippi
Cherry v. Jarratt 25 Miss. 221 1852 0 Entitlement of executor to commissions Mississippi