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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Couch v. Couch 7 Ala. 519 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Toulmin v. Hamilton 7 Ala. 362 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Walker v. Hampton 8 Ala. 412 1845 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Cobb v. Cage 7 Ala. 619 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Dunn v. Kenney 11 Rob. 249 1845 1 Louisiana
Dunlap v. Clements 7 Ala. 539 1845 0 WIll & trust Alabama
Fishel v. Hage 38 N.C. 510 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McKissick v. McKissick 25 Tenn. 75 1845 0 Tennessee
Distributees of Mitchell v. Mitchell's Adm'r. 8 Ala. 414 1845 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Martin v. Harding 38 N.C. 603 1845 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Alexander v. Cunningham 27 N.C. 430 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hill v. Anderson 13 Miss. 216 1845 0 Recovery for slaves Mississippi
Ratliff v. Huntly 27 N.C. 545 1845 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Cox v. Williams 39 N.C. 15 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Murphy v. Moore 39 N.C. 118 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Marriott v. Givens 8 Ala. 694 1845 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Horton v. Smith 8 Ala. 73 1845 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Irwin v. Burnett 25 Tenn. 342 1845 0 Tennessee
Pope v. Wilson 7 Ala. 690 1845 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Alston v. Coleman 7 Ala. 795 1845 0 Dispute over Will Alabama