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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
State v. Borroum 1 Mor. St. Cas. 638 1872 0 Answering a charge of buying and selling slaves without authority Mississippi
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Van Syckel v. Emery 18 N.J. Eq. 387 1867 Annuity dispute New Jersey
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
United States v. Jackson 4 D.C. 483 1834 0 Animal Cruelty United States
Coon v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 455 1872 0 "A negro is prima facie a slave" Mississippi
Edwards v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 136 1846 0 An Action of Trespass Supreme Court of FL
Hanserd v. Gray 46 Miss. 75 1871 0 Amending an answer in a case regarding division of slaves Mississippi
Thompson v. Kimbrel 46 Ga. 529 1872 0 amended order Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. McNeill 23 Miss. 369 1852 0 Alternative dispute resolution as a bar to action Mississippi
Myrick v. Vineburgh 30 Ga. 161 1860 0 Allowing Manumission of slaves outside of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Chambers 19 Miss. 408 1848 0 Alleged wrongful levy on slave Mississippi
The Glamorgan 10 F. Cas. 463 1854 0 Alleged violation of anti-slave trade statute United States
McKay v. Lane 5 Fla. 268 1853 0 Alleged "Unsoundness" of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Ewing v. Sanford 19 Ala. 605 1851 0 Alleged Theft of an Enslaved Person Alabama
County Commissioners v. King 13 Fla. 451 1869 0 Alleged Takings Clause Violation Supreme Court of FL
Stephens v. Orman 10 Fla. 9 1862 0 Alleged Misrepresentation as to the Value of Property Supreme Court of FL
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Alleged kidnapping New Hampshire
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Alleged Fraud over a Sale of Slaves Supreme Court of FL