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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Jones & Jones 8 Ark. 109 1847 0 Loaned enslaved person disptue Arkansas
Fitzhugh's Ex'or v. Fitzhugh 52 Va. 300 1854 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Ewing's Case 46 Va. 701 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Riddick v. Cohoon 25 Va. 547 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Tabb v. Boyd 8 Va. 453 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Wallace v. Taliaferro 6 Va. 447 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Drummond v. Sneed 6 Va. 491 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Halcomb v. Flournoy 6 Va. 433 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Crouch v. Dabney 43 Va. 415 1846 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Pender 50 N.C. 351 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 Assault/Battery United States
United States v. Hill 1 D.C. 521 1808 0 Witness Competecnce United States
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Wilkinson v. Williams 29 F. Cas. 1270 1850 0 Contracts/ Wills United States
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Green v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 33 Ala. 643 1859 0 Trial of right of property Alabama