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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Presnell v. Landers 40 N.C. 251 1848 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Scott, Harper & Co. v. Dansby 12 Ala. 714 1848 0 Mortgage of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
State v. Cadle 19 Ark. 613 1858 0 Violation of act stating "whtie person cannot harbor or entertain any enslaved person without owner's consent" Arkansas
Hughes v. Mitchell 19 Ala. 268 1851 0 Final Settlement of Guardianship Alabama
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Weaver 28 Ga. 377 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Spence v. Holman 30 Ga. 646 1860 0 Recovery of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Tillman v. Chadwick 37 Ala. 317 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Walter & Smith v. Hoffman & Johnson 2 D.C. 651 1826 0 Parol Evidence United States
Cole v. Terry 19 N.C. 252 1837 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Martin v. Harbin 19 N.C. 504 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Green v. Harris 25 N.C. 210 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Mallery v. Dudley 84 Ga 52 1848 0 Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Marchman v. Todd 15 Ga 15 1854 0 Recovery for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McEwen v. Troost 33 Tenn. 186 1853 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Bramble 2 Md. 313 1852 0 Maryland