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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
McDonald v. McGuire 8 Tex. 361 1852 0 Action to recover slave Texas
Clapp v. Walters 2 Tex. 130 1847 0 Action to recover slave Texas
Thompson v. Chumney 8 Tex. 389 1852 0 Action to recover slave Texas
Duncan v. Dick 1 Miss. 281 1827 0 Action to recover slave Mississippi
Hardy v. Smith 11 Miss. 316 1844 0 Action to recover slave Mississippi
Bealle v. Day 28 Ga. 435 1859 0 action to recover slave Georgia
Jones v. Sterns 28 Ala. 677 1856 0 Action to recover property Alabama
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Barksdale v. Finney 55 Va. 338 1858 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Saunders v. Saunders' Adm'r 20 Ala. 710 1852 0 Action to recover property Alabama
M'Dowell v. Burd 6 Binn. 198 1813 0 Action to recover price of slave SC of PA.
Caldwell v. Haley 3 Tex. 317 1848 0 Action to recover price of slave Texas
Scott's Ex'ix v. Scott 59 Va. 150 1868 0 Action to recover payment SC of Appeals VA
Meeker v. Childress 1 Minor 109 1823 0 Action to recover medical expenses for enslaved person Alabama
Witter v. Dudley 42 Ala. 616 1868 0 Action to recover lands Alabama
Edwards v. Thompson 71 N.C. 177 1874 0 Action to recover land and damages North Carolina
Nowlin v. Reynolds 66 Va. 137 1874 0 Action to recover land SC of Appeals VA
King v. Avery 37 Ala. 169 1861 0 Action to recover interest in enslaved persons Alabama
Wolfe v. Parham 18 Ala. 441 1850 0 Action to Recover Garnishment Alabama
Henderson v. Allens 11 Va. 235 1807 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA