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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Jones' Ex'rs v. Hoskins 18 Ala. 489 1850 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bank of Alabama v. M'Dade 4 Port. 252 1837 0 Dispute Over Conveyance of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Taylor v. Kelly 31 Ala. 59 1857 0 Dispute over Contract Alabama
Moore v. Felkel 7 Fla. 44 1857 0 Dispute over Bill of Equity Supreme Court of FL
Thomas v. Williams 9 Fla. 289 1860 0 Dispute Over a Will Supreme Court of FL
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Horn v. Gartman 1 Fla. 63 1846 0 Dispute over a Remainder for Slaves after a Life Estate Supreme Court of FL
Judge v. Moore 9 Fla. 269 1860 0 Dispute Over a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Hooker v. Johnson 8 Fla. 453 1859 0 Dispute over an Agreement to Share Profits Supreme Court of FL
McHardy v. Surviving Executor of McHardy 7 Fla. 301 1857 0 Dispute over a Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of FL
May v. May 7 Fla. 207 1857 0 Dispute Over a Life Estate Supreme Court of FL
Hollingsworth v. Handcock 7 Fla. 338 1857 0 Dispute Over a Conditional Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Alston v. Rowles 13 Fla. 117 1869 0 Disputed Land Conveyed to Wife Supreme Court of FL
Lightfoot v. Strahan 7 Ala. 444 1845 0 Disputed Contract Alabama
Guess v. Lubbock 5 Tex. 535 1851 0 Dispute between slave and master Texas
Savery v. Spence 13 Ala. 561 1848 0 Dispute Arising from Alleged Joint Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi