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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Brown 9 Va. 569 1805 0 Execution of property SC of Appeals VA
Maury v. Coleman 24 Ala. 381 1854 0 Execution of Promissory Note Alabama
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Execution of levy on enslaved persons Mississippi
Gates v. Flint 39 Miss. 365 1860 0 Execution of levy on a chattel Mississippi
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Execution of deed when multiple parties have interest Mississippi
Berry v. Bacon 28 Miss. 318 1854 0 Execution of deed of trust Mississippi
Richardson v. Miller 48 Miss. 311 1873 0 Execution of deed in trust Mississippi
Tillman v. Cowand 20 Miss. 262 1849 0 Execution of deed dispute Mississippi
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Execution of deed Mississippi
Huff v. Cox 2 Ala. 310 1841 0 Execution of deed Alabama
Bogan v. Camp 30 Ala. 276 1857 0 Execution of contract Alabama
Miller v. Gaskins 11 Fla. 73 1865 0 Execution of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Walker 8 Fla. 144 1858 0 Execution of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Budd v. Long 13 Fla. 288 1869 0 Execution of a Sale for Land Levying Debt Supreme Court of FL
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Strong v. Willis 3 Fla. 124 1850 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust 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
Branch v. Wilson 12 Fla. 543 1868 0 Execution of a Contract for Slaves after Failed Delivery Supreme Court of FL