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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Gerkins v. Williams 48 N.C. 11 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Collins v. Hall 1 Del. Cas. 8 1793 0 Issue as above, but case where an attorney was absent Delaware
Craig v. Phipps 23 Miss. 240 1851 0 Issue arising from warranty (?) Mississippi
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Gully v. Hull 31 Miss. 20 1856 0 Investment of proceeds from sale of paraphernal property in purchase of enslaved women Mississippi
Coster's Ex'rs v. Bank of Georgia 24 Ala. 37 1853 0 Investment dispute Alabama
Skelton v. The Ordinary 32 Ga. 266 1861 0 Invested funds Supreme Court of Georgia
Barron v. Burney 38 Ga. 264 1868 0 Inventory of estate Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Wilson 12 La. Ann. 189 1857 0 Inveigling of an enslaved person Louisiana
Snow v. Koeppl 159 Wis. 2d 77 1990 1 invasion of privacy Wisconsin
Moody v. Doe ex dem. Harper 25 Miss. 484 1853 0 Introduction of records of sale of enslaved persons as evidence Mississippi
McMekin v. Bobo 12 Ala. 268 1847 0 Intestate/estate dispute Alabama
Martin v. Williams 18 Ala. 190 1850 0 Intestatecy action Alabama
Murdock v. Washburn 9 Miss. 546 1844 0 Intestacy distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Lide v. Lide's Adm'r 32 Ala. 449 1858 0 Intestacy dispute Alabama
Martin v. Martin 15 La. Ann. 585 1860 0 Inter Vivos Gifts, Wills, Property Louisiana
Knight v. Murchison 1 Rob. 31 1841 0 Intervernor, property, community property, conflict of laws, simulation, sales Louisiana