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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gowan v. Jones 18 Miss. 164 1848 0 Action of replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Degraffenreid v. Thomas 14 Ala. 681 1848 0 Gift of property dispute Alabama
Hicks v. Ayer 5 Ga. 298 1848 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Gilmore 5 Ga. 56 1848 0 Promissory Will note Supreme Court of Georgia
Dillard v. Wright 19 Miss. 455 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Dubose v. Young 14 Ala. 139 1848 0 Action in detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Williams v. Mosher 6 Gill 454 1848 0 Maryland
Hutchins v. Hope 7 Gill 119 1848 0 Maryland
Mahone v. Yancey 14 Ala. 395 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
In re Toney 11 Mo. 661 1848 0 Missouri
Commonwealth v. Foster 46 Va. 695 1848 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Jones v. Leake 19 Miss. 591 1848 0 Debt dispute Mississippi
Janney v. Sprigg 7 Gill 197 1848 0 Maryland
Gibbons v. Riley 7 Gill 82 1848 0 Maryland
Patterson v. Crookshanks 7 Gill 211 1848 0 Maryland
State v. Dorsey 6 Gill 388 1848 0 Maryland
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Ponder v. Moseley 2 Fla. 207 1848 0 Validity of the Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Hopkins v. Burney 2 Fla. 42 1848 0 Recovery of a Slave after a Verdict to Return Supreme Court of FL