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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weathersby v. Huddleston 2 La. Ann. 845 1847 1 Louisiana
Hilliard v. Binford's Heirs 10 Ala. 977 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Dunn v. Davis 12 Ala. 135 1847 0 Bequest of enslaved persons Alabama
Wallis v. Rhea 12 Ala. 646 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
Evans' v. Wells 26 Tenn. 559 1847 0 Tennessee
Randall v. Parramore 1 Fla. 409 1847 0 Foreclosure of a Mortgage on Slaves and Land after Non-Payment Supreme Court of FL
Williamson v. Commonwealth 45 Va. 547 1847 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Goodgame v. Cole & Co. 12 Ala. 77 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Walker v. Walker 3 Ga. 302 1847 0 Equity Actions Supreme Court of Georgia
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Gary v. Colgin 11 Ala. 514 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL