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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Dickson v. Mathers 7 F. Cas. 679 1828 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Porter v. Clements 3 Ark. 364 1841 0 Liability dispute Arkansas
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Turner v. Turner 1 Va. 139 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Turner's Ex'x 8 Va. 230 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Williams 3 Va. 14 1791 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Hoomes v. Kuhn 8 Va. 274 1792 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Davis 1 Va. 69 1792 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hearne v. Roane 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 90 1790 0 Marriage Settlement H.Ct of Chancery VA
Roane's Executors v. Hern 1 Va. 47 1791 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Butler v. Parks 1 Va. 76 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Webb & Taylor v. Brown 3 Ark. 488 1841 0 Delivery bond enforcement Arkansas
Desha v. Baker 3 Ark. 509 1841 0 Writ of attachment Arkansas
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
Heathcock v. Pennington 33 N.C. 640 1850 0 Hiring of slaves North Carolina
Clary’s Administrators v. Clary 24 N.C. 78 1841 0 Action of detinue North Carolina