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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Haughton v. Benbury 55 N.C. 337 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Farrar v. Jackson 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 1 1788 0 Action to recover a slave H.Ct of Chancery VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Carter v. Webb 1 Jefferson 123 1772 0 Property General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Brent v. Porter 1 Jefferson 72 1768 0 Descent & Distribution General Ct. of VA
Coleman v. Dickinson 1 Jefferson 67 1740 0 Trusts General Ct. of VA
Rheubottom v. Sadler Exr. 19 Ark. 491 1858 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Martin v. Tarver 43 Miss. 517 1871 0 Power of administrator to pay or delay payment of debts for slaves Mississippi
Storm v. Smith 43 Miss. 497 1871 0 Sale of enslaved man owned by a minor by that minor's guardian Mississippi
Guion v. Doherty 43 Miss. 538 1871 0 Coverture Mississippi
Herrod v. Davis 43 Miss. 102 1870 0 Contract for the hiring of a former slave and the status of said hire in context of emancipation Mississippi
McMillan v. Causey 43 Miss. 227 1870 0 Defective sale of a slave who was later emancipated Mississippi
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Redus v. Hayden 43 Miss. 614 1871 0 Confirmation of the sale of slaves Mississippi
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Division of an estate Mississippi