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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Porter 13 La. Ann. 407 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, authentic acts Louisiana
Webb v. Deeson 11 La. Ann. 84 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Cornish v. Keesee 21 Ark. 528 1860 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Arkansas
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Camp v. Moseley 2 Fla. 171 1848 0 Dispute Over Ownership of a Slave After Property was Levied Supreme Court of FL
Phillips v. Hawkins 1 Fla. 262 1847 0 Dispute Over Ownership of a Slave After Property was Levied Supreme Court of FL
Steele v. Mealing 24 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Mortgage Alabama
Petty v. Boothe 19 Ala. 633 1851 0 Dispute over Marriage Deed Alabama
Love v. Graham 25 Ala. 187 1854 0 Dispute over Marriage Contract Alabama
Dale v. Mosely 4 Stew. & P. 371 1833 0 Dispute over Levy of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Huntington v. Bell 2 Port. 51 1835 0 Dispute over Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Parrott v. Nimmo 28 Ark. 351 1873 0 Dispute over land purchased with sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Box v. Lanier 112 Tenn. 393 1904 1 dispute over insurance policy proceeds Tennessee
Perry v. Marsh 25 Ala. 659 1854 0 Dispute over Injury of Enslaved Person Alabama
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Bridges & Co. v. Phillips 25 Ala. 136 1854 0 Dispute over Gift of an Enslaved Person Alabama
McCullough v. Walker 20 Ala. 389 1852 0 Dispute over Gift of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Dunn v. Bank of Mobile 2 Ala. 152 1841 0 Dispute over Gifting of Enslaved Person Alabama
Stewart v. Preston 1 Fla. 10 1846 0 Dispute Over Foreclosure of a Mortgage Supreme Court of FL
Driver v. Fortner 5 Port. 9 1837 0 Dispute over Execution of a Deed of Trust Alabama