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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crickard's Ex'or v. Crickard's Legatees 66 Va. 410 1874 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fanny v. Kell 8 F. Cas. 995 1823 0 Contracts, Birth Status. United States
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland
Harvey v. Smith 18 N.C. 186 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrisonl v. Battle 21 N.C. 213 1835 0 Trusts North Carolina
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 Battery of a slave United States
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Sale of Shoes to an Enslaved Person Alabama
Nelson v. Biggers 6 Ga. 205 1849 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Bass v. Ware 34 Ga. 386 1866 0 freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Young v. Carson 18 N.C. 360 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Worth v. M'Aden 21 N.C. 199 1835 0 Sales North Carolina
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Sanders v. Ward 25 Ga. 109 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Lewis 33 Ga. Supp. 61 1864 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Lesueur 33 Ala. 237 1858 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama
Barnes v. Strohecker 17 Ga. 340 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia