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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Moore's Administrator v. Dawney 13 Va. 127 1808 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Shirley v. Elizabeth 27 Va. 764 1827 0 Motion to dissolve injunction SC of Appeals VA
Patterson v. Franklin 34 Va. 590 1836 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Springs v. Erwin 28 N.C. 27 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Doty v. Mitchell 17 Miss. 435 1848 0 Contract of a married woman to hire slaves Mississippi
Johnson v. McComb 49 Ga. 120 1871 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Respass v. Young 11 Ga. 114 1852 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Strider v. Reid's Adm'r 43 Va. 38 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pallas v. Hill 12 Va. 149 1807 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Parish v. Gray 10 Va. 18 1806 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Cowles v. Brown 8 Va. 477 1803 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Randolphs Ex'rs v. Randolphs Ex'rs 6 Va. 397 1801 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Higgenbotham v. Rucker 6 Va. 313 1800 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Eppes v. Randolph 6 Va. 125 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Gordon v. Harvey 8 Va. 450 1799 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Minor 5 Va. 524 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Shelton v. Ward 5 Va. 538 1799 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Executors of Mullington v. Shipman 1 N.C. 113 1800 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee