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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 24 Ga. 583 1858 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Biggers 6 Ga. 205 1849 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Pinkard v. Ingersol 11 Ala. 9 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Nelson & Hatch v. Dunn 13 Ala. 259 1848 0 Property dispute Alabama
Swoope v. Trotter 4 Port. 27 1836 0 Property dispute Alabama
Irvin v. Real Estate Bank 5 Ark. 30 1843 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Sanders v. Sanders 20 Ark. 610 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Lazarus v. Lewis 5 Ala. 457 1843 0 Property dispute Alabama
Caperton v. Martin 5 Ala. 217 1843 0 Property dispute Alabama
Lynch v. Baxter 4 Tex. 216 1849 0 Property dispute Texas
Dobbin v. Bryan 5 Tex. 276 1849 0 Property dispute Texas
Norwood v. Cobb 20 Tex. 588 1857 0 Property dispute Texas
Ford v. Ford 1 Miss. 505 1832 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Hinds v. Terry 1 Miss. 80 1820 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Miller v. Helm 10 Miss. 687 1843 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Land's Administrator v. Lacoste 6 Miss. 471 1841 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Otts v. Alderson 18 Miss. 476 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi