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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Marital Rights to the Recovery of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Kent v. Lyon 4 Fla. 474 1852 0 Enforcement of a Deed of Gift of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Waterman v. Mattair 5 Fla. 211 1853 0 Alleged Deceit in Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
President of the State Bank v. Parker 12 N.C. 484 1828 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Duncan v. Hargrove 22 Ala. 150 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Kinnaird Ex'or v. Williams's Adm'r 35 Va. 400 1836 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Dilliard v. Tomlinson 15 Va. 183 1810 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Hambright v. Stover 31 Ga. 300 1860 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession Supreme Court of FL
Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Lanier 5 Fla. 110 1853 0 Slaves and Land for Security of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Gray v. Belden 3 Fla. 110 1850 0 Recovery for a Forfeitted Contract Supreme Court of FL
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Levying Slaves to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Banks v. Booth 20 Va. 385 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Enforcement of an Encumberance Supreme Court of FL
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Husband's Conveyance Power Supreme Court of FL