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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Recovery for enticing slave away from owner SC of New York
Darnall v. Smith's Adm'r 67 Va. 878 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Riddell v. Johnson's Ex'or 67 Va. 152 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Moses v. Hart's Adm'or 66 Va. 795 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hannah's Adm'r v. Boyd 66 Va. 692 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Persinger v. Simmons 66 Va. 238 1874 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hall's Ex'or v. Smith 66 Va. 70 1874 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Recovery for illegally selling a slave SC of New York
Fugate v. Honakers' Ex'ors 63 Va. 409 1872 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Howery v. Helms 61 Va. 1 1870 0 Suit for partition SC of Appeals VA
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Warranty on sold slave SC of New York
Rich. Fred. & Pot. R. R. v. Snead & Smith 60 Va. 354 1869 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Barnard v. Gregory 14 N.C. 223 1831 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Murphy’s Adm’r v. Carter 64 Va. 477 1873 0 Suit to recover legacies SC of Appeals VA
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 Kidnapping SC of Judicature of New York
Lallerstedt v. Jennings 23 Ga. 571 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 Act of trespass against officer seeking to valuate slaves SC of New York
Grant v. Johnson 5 N.Y. 247 1851 0 Insurance Policy Court of Appeals of New York
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee