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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Chain Elec. Co. v. Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford No. CIV.A.2:03CV368KSMTP, 2006 WL 2973044, at *4 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 16, 2006) 2006 1 contracts Mississippi
Outback Contracting, Inc. v. Stone Sw., Inc. 167 Or. App. 98 2000 1 contracts Oregon
Tipton v. Partner's Mgmt 364 Md. 419 2001 1 contracts Maryland
Russell v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. 370 S.C. 5 2006 1 contracts South Carolina
Gamble v. Knott & Hollingsworth 40 Ga. 199 1869 0 Contract reform Supreme Court of Georgia
Jagers v. Griffin 43 Miss. 134 1870 0 Contract recision Mississippi
Dye v. Wall 6 Ga. 584 1849 0 Contract of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Bassett's Executrix v. Jordan 1 Stew. 352 1828 0 Contract of sale dispute Alabama
Doty v. Mitchell 17 Miss. 435 1848 0 Contract of a married woman to hire slaves Mississippi
Hardin v. Pelan 41 Miss. 112 1866 0 Contract of a married woman providing for division of property Mississippi
Collins v. Collins 44 Ga. 128 1871 0 Contract issue to recover damages Supreme Court of Georgia
Cannon v. Polk 1 Del. Cas. 307 1801 0 Contract issue over the transferance of an enslaved man Delaware
Middlebrook v. Nelson 34 Ga. 506 1866 0 Contract issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Green v. Robinson 6 Miss. 80 1840 0 Contracting dispute Mississippi
Contee v. Garner 2 D.C. 162 1818 0 Contracting United States
McGreal v. Wilson 9 Tex. 426 1853 0 Contract for use of slaves dispute Texas
Blewett v. Evans 42 Miss. 804 1869 0 Contract for the sale of slaves and warranties therin Mississippi
Herrod v. Davis 43 Miss. 102 1870 0 Contract for the hiring of a former slave and the status of said hire in context of emancipation Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons to be sold to execute deed Mississippi
Johnson v. Walker 25 Ark. 196 1868 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons Arkansas