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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Kent v. Lyon 4 Fla. 474 1852 0 Enforcement of a Deed of Gift of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Waterman v. Mattair 5 Fla. 211 1853 0 Alleged Deceit in Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Criminal Procedure Dispute over Confession Supreme Court of FL
Southern Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Lanier 5 Fla. 110 1853 0 Slaves and Land for Security of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Gray v. Belden 3 Fla. 110 1850 0 Recovery for a Forfeitted Contract Supreme Court of FL
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Levying Slaves to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Enforcement of an Encumberance Supreme Court of FL
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Husband's Conveyance Power Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
McHardy v. Surviving Executor of McHardy 7 Fla. 301 1857 0 Dispute over a Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of FL
Moore v. Felkel 7 Fla. 44 1857 0 Dispute over Bill of Equity Supreme Court of FL
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Heffron v. State 8 Fla. 73 1858 0 Indictment for Selling Liquor to a Black Man Supreme Court of FL
Clark v. Gautier 8 Fla. 360 1859 0 Detainment of a Freed Man Supreme Court of FL
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL