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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Russell v. Cheatham 16 Miss. 703 1847 0 Recovery for levy on slaves Mississippi
Adams v. Rowan 16 Miss. 624 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Clements v. Elliott 11 Ala. 360 1847 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama
Miller v. Eatman 11 Ala. 609 1847 0 Detinue for four enslaved persons Alabama
Hall, McRae & Co. v. Woodside 30 N.C. 119 1847 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gayden v. Marshall 16 Miss. 489 1847 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Folk v. Whitley 30 N.C. 133 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tucker v. Tucker 40 N.C. 82 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Sanders v. Smallwood 30 N.C. 125 1847 0 Bankruptcy North Carolina
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Indictment for Biting off the Ear of a White Man Alabama
Donnell v. Mateer's Ex'rs 40 N.C. 7 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Small v. Pool 30 N.C. 47 1847 0 Action of deceit North Carolina
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Barnawell v. Threadgill 40 N.C. 86 1847 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Rea v. Rhodes 40 N.C. 148 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bennett v. Williamson 30 N.C. 121 1847 0 Action of detinue North Carolina