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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Almeida v. Certain Slaves 1 F. Cas. 538 1814 0 United States
Jerby v. One Hundred & Ninety-Four Slaves 13 F. Cas. 550 1806 0 United States
Parmer v. Anderson 33 Ala. 78 1858 0 Slander for Larceny Alabama
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Pride v. Pulliam 11 N.C. 49 1825 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Doe on dem. of Barden v. M'Kinne 11 N.C. 279 1826 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Holmes v. Johnson 42 Pa. 159 1862 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dunn v. Bryan 38 Ga. 154 1868 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Moseley v. Shepherd 1 Fla. 155 1846 0 Dispute to Show Cause Supreme Court of FL
Janes ex rel. Vanover v. Horton 32 Ga. 245 1861 0 Property (slave) not delivered to plaintiff Supreme Court of Georgia
Topp v. White 59 Tenn. 165 1873 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Betton v. Willis 1 Fla. 226 1847 0 Right to Property in Slaves Levied Upon Execution Supreme Court of FL
Camp v. Moseley 2 Fla. 171 1848 0 Dispute Over Ownership of a Slave After Property was Levied Supreme Court of FL
Watts v. Clardy 2 Fla. 369 1848 0 Attachment of Marital Rights for Slaves Devised in Estate Supreme Court of FL
Johnson v. Morris 21 Ga. 238 1857 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Le Baron v. Fauntleroy 2 Fla. 276 1848 0 Appeal for a Revocation of Probate Supreme Court of FL