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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jeffries v. Dancey 44 Miss. 693 1870 0 Levy upon slaves as property post abolition Mississippi
Hammond v. Olive 44 Miss. 543 1870 0 Improper service of process where service must be made to a free, white member of the household Mississippi
Donald v. McWhorter 44 Miss. 124 1870 0 Debit against administrator for the hire of enslaved man Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Indictment for kidnapping Massachusetts
Taylor v. State 44 Ga. 263 1871 0 larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Commonwealth v. Peas 43 Va. 629 1834 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Logan v. Commonwealth 43 Va. 571 1845 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Jones 43 Va. 555 1845 0 Misdemeanor - fornication with a slave General Ct. of VA
Brent v. Richards 43 Va. 539 1846 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Pollock v. Glassell 43 Va. 439 1846 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Strider v. Reid's Adm'r 43 Va. 38 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Law v. Law 43 Va. 366 1845 0 Action to recover damages SC of Appeals VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wynn v. Carrell 43 Va. 227 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Green v. Lane 43 N.C. 70 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wooten v. Becton 43 N.C. 66 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hilborn v. Hester 43 N.C. 55 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Patterson v. High 43 N.C. 52 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina