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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Malady v. Malady 25 La. Ann. 448 1873 0 Louisiana
Pleasants’ Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Pennsylvania
Hansford v. Elliott 9 Leigh 79 1837 0 Virginia
Amy v. Smith 11 Ky. 326 1822 0 Kentucky
Alfred v. State 6 Ga. 483 1849 0 Slave charged with capital offense Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Mann 1 Johns. Ch. 231 1814 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Oglesby v. Gilmore 5 Ga. 56 1848 0 Promissory Will note Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Isham v. State 7 Miss. 35 1841 0 Slave acted as witness Mississippi
Hopkins v. Wright 17 Tex. 30 1856 0 Recovery for slaves Texas
Hancock v. Butler 21 Tex. 804 1858 0 Texas
Evans v. Pearce 56 Va. 513 1860 0 Distribution of Assets SC of Appeals VA
Tomlinson v. Dillard 7 Va. 105 1801 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Snee v. Trice 2 S.C.L. 345 1802 0 South Carolina
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
In re Toney 11 Mo. 661 1848 0 Missouri
Phillips v. Gaston 37 Ga. 16 1867 0 payment for debt Georgia
Donaldson v. State 9 Fla. 402 1861 0 Indictment for Purchase of Grain from a Slave without a Permit Supreme Court of FL