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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Calhoun v. Cozens 3 Ala. 498 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Aiken v. Cato 23 Ga. 154 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Nisbet v. Walker 4 Ga. 221 1848 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooker v. Johnson 8 Fla. 453 1859 0 Dispute over an Agreement to Share Profits Supreme Court of FL
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Dexter 8 Fla. 276 1859 0 Distribution of Estate Supreme Court of FL
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Harrison v. State 9 Fla. 156 1860 0 Indictment for Buying Grain from a Slave Without a Permit Supreme Court of FL
Cato v. State 9 Fla. 163 1860 0 Indictment of a Slave Charged with Rape Supreme Court of FL
Fay v. Hall 25 Ala. 704 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Robinson 1 Watts 158 1832 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Cook 1 Watts 155 1832 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Whitehill v. Wilson 3 Pen. & W. 405 1832 0 Relocation of goods SC of PA.
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Green v. Deberry 24 N.C. 344 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina