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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Winter v. State 20 Ala. 39 1852 0 Freedom of Two "Mulattoes" Alabama
Sarah v. Taylor 2 D.C. 155 1818 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
Nan v. Moxley 1 D.C. 523 1808 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
Miller v. Cotten 5 Ga. 341 1848 0 Fraud, Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Hickman v. Turitto No. 1:06-CV-151, 2007 WL 2892788, at *3 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 28, 2007) 2007 1 fraudulent transfer Tennessee
Macon Bank and Trust Co. v. Holland 715 S.W.2d 347 1986 1 fraudulent transfer Tennessee
Gray v. Regan 23 Miss. 304 1852 0 Fraudulent sale of property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Fraudulent sale of land bought using enslaved persons Mississippi
Christian v. Greenwood 23 Ark. 258 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
McNeill v. Arnold 22 Ark. 477 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Westmoreland v. Walker 25 Miss. 76 1852 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved person Mississippi
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of a free person Arkansas
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Fraudulent representation of property in sale of enslaved woman and child Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Fowler v. Saunders 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 322 1798 0 Fraudulent gifts of slaves H.Ct of Chancery VA