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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Hill v. State 23 Ark. 604 1861 0 Administration of estate with enslaved persons Arkansas
Reed v. Ryburn 23 Ark. 47 1861 0 Administration of estate involving enslaved persons Arkansas
Stone v. Stillwell 23 Ark. 444 1861 0 Administration of estate hiring of enslaved person Arkansas
Buckels v. Cunningham 14 Miss. 358 1846 0 Administration of estate dispute Mississippi
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Administration of estate Mississippi
Moren v. McCown 23 Ark. 93 1861 0 Administration of estate Arkansas
West v. Gibbs 42 Miss. 168 1868 0 Administration of an estate Mississippi
Pearson v. Reid 10 Ga. 580 1851 0 Additional property injury in suit Supreme Court of Georgia
President of the Veazie Bank v. Fenno 38 How. Pr. 147 1869 0 Added value to estate due to slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Walter v. Miller 1 Del. 7 1832 0 Act of trover of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 Act of trespass against officer seeking to valuate slaves SC of New York
Smith v. Horsey 1 Del. Cas. 16 1793 0 Act of fraud of giving two enslaved individuals Delaware
Pendleton v. State 6 Ark. 509 1846 0 Action under statute to prohibit emigration of enslaved persons Arkansas
Wiley v. Parmer 14 Ala. 627 1848 0 Action under statute taxing enslaved persons Alabama
Charles v. State 11 Ark. 389 1850 0 Action under statute declaring negro to be punished with death for attempting to commit rape Arkansas
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Action under act declaring rape by a enslaved person punishable by death Arkansas
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Action to vacate sale of property Alabama
Dance v. Seaman 52 Va. 778 1854 0 Action to set aside a deed of trust SC of Appeals VA
Howard v. North 5 Tex. 290 1849 0 Action to sell property Texas
Colgin v. Redman 20 Ala. 650 1852 0 Action to sell enslaved persons Alabama