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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
Pickard v. Peters 3 Ala. 493 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Cowling v. Douglass 4 Ala. 206 1842 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama
Rice v. Richardson 3 Ala. 428 1842 0 Action of error on the purhcase of enslaved person Alabama
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Fournier v. Curry 4 Ala. 321 1842 0 Detinue Alabama
Hinklin v. Hamilton 22 Tenn. 569 1842 0 Tennessee
Lewen v. Stone 3 Ala. 485 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Oden v. Stubblefield 4 Ala. 40 1842 0 Detinue Alabama
Taylor v. Reese 4 Ala. 121 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Loyd v. Currin 22 Tenn. 462 1842 0 Tennessee
Hamblet v. Herndon 22 Tenn. 34 1842 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Wood 3 Ala. 756 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gibson v. Andrews 4 Ala. 66 1842 0 Duty of Care of Enslaved Person Alabama
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Beard v. Childress 4 Ala. 411 1842 0 Detinue for Two Enslaved Persons Alabama
Stinson Ex'or v. Day 40 Va. 435 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Garrett Ex'or v. Carr 40 Va. 196 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA