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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hume v. Pumphrey 4 Gill 181 1846 0 Maryland
Spalding v. Grigg 4 Ga. 75 1848 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Graybill v. Warren 4 Ga. 528 1848 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Vance v. Crawford 4 Ga. 445 1848 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. State 4 Ga. 14 1848 0 indictment for liable Supreme Court of Georgia
Kent v. Lyon 4 Fla. 474 1852 0 Enforcement of a Deed of Gift of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Enforcement of a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Heirs of Bryan v. Dennis 4 Fla. 445 1852 0 The Freedom of Manumitted Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Brown v. Robertson 4 F. Cas. 426 1843 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Simon v. Paine's Administrator 4 D.C. 99 1830 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
United States v. Carter 4 D.C. 732 1836 0 Indictment at common law against a freedman will lie not withstanding Act 12.17.1792 sec 17. - this act that denotes the punishment for blacks in virginia for assault. United States
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Bank of the United States v. Smith 4 D.C. 712 1836 0 United States
Howe v. McDermott 4 D.C. 711 1836 0 Judgements United States
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States