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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shaw v. Shaw 25 Tenn. 418 1846 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Partee v. McAlister 25 Tenn. 408 1846 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
James v. Dowell 15 Miss. 333 1846 0 False warranty of slave dispute Mississippi
Governor v. Powell 10 Ala. 544 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Wooten v. Miller 15 Miss. 380 1846 0 Sale of slave dispute Mississippi
Hutcheson v. Minis 15 Miss. 388 1846 0 Purchase of slave dispute Mississippi
Scott v. Freeland 15 Miss. 409 1846 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Holloman v. Holloman 13 Miss. 559 1846 0 Probate court dispute Mississippi
Falconer v. Holland 13 Miss. 689 1846 0 Ownership of property dispute Mississippi
Ingram v. War 13 Miss. 746 1846 0 Petition in probate court Mississippi
Whitney ex rel. Stewart v. Whitney 15 Miss. 740 1846 0 Probate dispute Mississippi
Smith v. State 9 Ala. 990 1846 0 enslaved persons, living together as husband and wife, can be made to testify for or against each other. Alabama
McNutt ex rel. Moore v. Livingston 15 Miss. 641 1846 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Goddard v. Long 13 Miss. 782 1846 0 Injunction on property Mississippi
Ross v. Wilson 15 Miss. 753 1846 0 Lien on property Mississippi
Hester v. Hooker 15 Miss. 768 1846 0 Recovery for value of work completed by slave Mississippi
Carroll v. Renich 15 Miss. 798 1846 0 Martial rights to property dispute Mississippi
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Witness credibility Alabama