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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
M'Candlish v. Edloe 44 Va. 330 1846 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Mercer v. Kelso's adm'r 45 Va. 106 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Nicholas v. Burruss 31 Va. 289 1833 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Tallapoosa County 30 Ala. 130 1857 0 Action to recover for medical services rendered to enslaved person Alabama
Dearing v. Ford 21 Miss. 269 1850 0 Action to recover for maintanence of slaves Mississippi
Mitchell v. Mims 8 Tex. 6 1852 0 Action to recover for hiring of slaves Texas
Barney v. Bush 9 Ala. 345 1846 0 Action to recover for default credit Alabama
Weaver v. Puryear 11 Ala. 941 1847 0 Action to recover for breach of warranty Alabama
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts
Lee v. Hamilton 3 Ala. 529 1842 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Le Baron v. James 4 Ala. 687 1843 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
James v. Stiggins 13 Ala. 830 1848 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Walker v. Gregory 36 Ala. 180 1860 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Dubose v. Young 10 Ala. 365 1846 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
M'Kinney's Executors v. M'Kinney's Administrators 2 Stew. 17 1829 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Foote v. Cobb 18 Ala. 585 1851 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama
O'Conner v. Youngblood 16 Ala. 718 1849 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Bethea's Executor v. Smith 40 Ala. 415 1867 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama