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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Jones v. Jones' Executor 37 Ala. 646 1861 0 Emanciaption of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Bateman v. Frisby & Kendig 15 La. Ann. 58 1860 0 Emancapitan, Freedom suit Louisiana
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Ejectment of property Georgia
Holtzapple v. Phillibaum 12 F. Cas. 430 1823 0 Ejectment of land Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Doe v. Roe 30 Ga. 961 1860 0 ejectment attempt Georgia
Andrews v. Brumfield 32 Miss. 107 1856 0 Effect of making distribution of slaves for life Mississippi
Kaufman & Co. v. Barb 26 Ark. 24 1870 0 Effect of Emancipation Proclamation on sale of enslaved person Arkansas
Hoover v. Brem 43 Miss. 603 1871 0 Effect of emancipation on a legacy left to an enslaved father and daughter Mississippi
Croft v. White 36 Miss. 455 1858 0 Effect of alteration by stranger on private writings Mississippi
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Hicks 14 Fla. 565 1874 0 Effectiveness of a Copartnership Contract Supreme Court of FL
Mitchell v. Cotten 2 Fla. 136 1848 0 Effectiveness and Recovery for a Security Note Supreme Court of FL
Whitley v. State 38 Ga. 50 1868 0 dying delcaration suit Georgia
Wooten v. Wilkins 39 Ga. 223 1869 0 Dying declaration - wills appeal Supreme Court of Georgia
Nesbit v. State 43 Ga. 238 1871 0 Dying declaration Georgia
Gibson v. Andrews 4 Ala. 66 1842 0 Duty of Care of Enslaved Person Alabama
United States v. Fuentes 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 41836, *13 1994 2 drug trafficking, money laundering Texas
United States v. Campos No. 92-4573, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 43317, at *33-34 n.36 (5th Cir. Apr. 14, 1994) 1994 2 drug dealing