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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fletcher v. Ashley 47 Va. 332 1849 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Sterling 20 Md. 502 1864 0 Maryland
King v. King 45 Ga. 644 1872 0 contractual dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Mundy v. Calvert 40 Miss. 181 1866 0 Distribution of personal property, including slaves Mississippi
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Cook v. Cook 12 Ark. 381 1851 0 Dower dispute Arkansas
Poindexter's executors v. Barker 3 N.C. 173 1802 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Wrongful detainment Massachusetts
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Baltzer 1 D.C. 482 1808 0 Freedom Petition United States
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 Trover United States
Jackson v. Culpepper 3 Ga. 569 1847 0 Trover action Georgia
Paschal v. Davis 3 Ga. 256 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jessup v. Gragg 12 Ga. 261 1852 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamlin v. Alston 18 N.C. 479 1836 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Wadsworth v. Armfield 21 N.C. 323 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Newby v. Skinner 21 N.C. 488 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina