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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dowling v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 280 1872 0 Murder of slave Mississippi
Toumey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 305 1872 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 329 1872 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Mississippi
Lewis v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 392 1872 0 Action against slave for religious acountability Mississippi
Keithler v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 403 1872 0 Indictment for intamacy with slave Mississippi
Bradley v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 416 1872 0 Indictment for assault by a slave Mississippi
Sam v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 430 1872 0 Indictment of a slave for murder Mississippi
Coon v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 455 1872 0 "A negro is prima facie a slave" Mississippi
McGuire v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 462 1872 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave Mississippi
Anthony v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 467 1872 0 Action for assault committed by a slave Mississippi
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
Knibb's Executor v. Dixon's Executor 22 Va. 249 1822 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Corbin's Administrator v. Southgate 13 Va. 319 1809 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
State v. Borroum 1 Mor. St. Cas. 638 1872 0 Answering a charge of buying and selling slaves without authority Mississippi