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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Nicholas 19 Va. 483 1817 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. Johnson 19 Va. 95 1816 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Property dispute Arkansas
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Indiana
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Michigan
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 Slave as a Witness SC of New York
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
Hill v. McDermot 1 Dallam 419 1841 0 Resoration of slaves Texas
Briscoe v. Corri 1 Dallam 556 1844 0 Recovery for slave Texas
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 Theft/Procedure United States
United States v. Barton 1 D.C. 132 1803 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Rogers v. Fenwick 1 D.C. 136 1803 0 Agency/ Upkeep of the enslaved United States