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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Purdom v. Tipton 9 Ala. 914 1846 0 Property dispute Alabama
Roberts v. Colvin 44 Va. 358 1846 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Moores v. White & als. 44 Va. 139 1846 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anglin v. Bottom 44 Va. 1 1846 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pollock v. Glassell 43 Va. 439 1846 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Leake v. Ferguson 43 Va. 419 1846 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Treadwell v. Rainey 9 Ala. 590 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Lyon v. Jones 25 Tenn. 533 1846 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Porter 7 Hum. 373 1846 0 Tennessee
Horsley v. Garby 43 Va. 472 1846 0 Sale of land SC of Appeals VA
Fisher v. Cummings 26 Tenn. 232 1846 0 Tennessee
Bank of Tennessee v. Turney 26 Tenn. 271 1846 0 Tennessee
John v. Tate 7 Hum. 388 1846 0 Tennessee
Dubose v. Young 10 Ala. 365 1846 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Smith & Co. v. Zurcher 9 Ala. 208 1846 0 Trial to determine ownership of enslaved person Alabama
Webster v. Smith 10 Ala. 429 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Lockhart v. Wyatt 10 Ala. 231 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Sankey's Ex'rs v. Elsberry 10 Ala. 455 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Dickinson v. Noland 7 Ark. 25 1846 0 Replevin for enslaved persons Arkansas