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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. Watt 41 Miss. 248 1866 0 Execution of levy Mississippi
Barker v. Justice 41 Miss. 240 1866 0 Sale of a slave without certificate of condition Mississippi
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Jourdan v. Miller 41 Ga. 51 1870 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Washington v. Barnes 41 Ga. 307 1870 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Pascal v. Jones 41 Ga. 220 1870 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Ransell 41 Conn. 433 1874 0 Failure to provide for family Connecticut
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
Cowan v. Cooper 41 Ala. 187 1867 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Brent v. Peyton 40 Va. 604 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Stinson Ex'or v. Day 40 Va. 435 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Garrett Ex'or v. Carr 40 Va. 196 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA