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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Fisk 17 Miss. 144 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Drinkwater v. Holliday 11 Ala. 134 1847 0 Action to secure payment Alabama
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Quine v. Quine 17 Miss. 155 1847 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Freeman 3 Ga. 137 1847 1 Georgia
Alderson v. Harris 12 Ala. 580 1847 1 Alabama
Hale v. Brown 11 Ala. 87 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Venable v. Thompson 11 Ala. 147 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Farley v. Gilmer 12 Ala. 141 1847 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Ricks v. Battle 29 N.C. 269 1847 0 Action to recover damages North Carolina
Robinson v. Robinson 11 Ala. 947 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Magruder v. Darnall 6 Gill 269 1847 0 Maryland
Willis v. Dudley 10 Ala. 933 1847 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Amis v. Amis 29 N.C. 219 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Knight 11 Ala. 618 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Martin v. Everett 11 Ala. 375 1847 0 Indictment for over cruelty to enslaved person Alabama