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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Oxford v. State 33 Ala. 416 1859 0 Indicment for Receivning Stolen Goods Alabama
Owen v. Sharp 39 Va. 427 1841 0 Fraudulent bill SC of Appeals VA
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Brown 13 La. Ann. 201 1858 0 Interrogatories, recovery for loss of enslaved person, torts Louisiana
Owen v. Brown 12 La. Ann. 172 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person, harboring enslaved person Louisiana
Owens v. Rhodes 10 Fla. 319 1864 0 Sale of Slaves to Pay off Debt Supreme Court of FL
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Illinois
Owen's adm'r v. Owen 24 Tenn. 352 1844 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Overton v. Archinard 5 Mart. (n.s.) 207 1826 0 Sales, property, delivery, successions, syndic, seizure, mortgages Louisiana
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Overseers v. Baker's Executors 2 Watts 280 1834 0 Recovery for expenses SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Contract dispute over infirm slave SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Marriage between 2 slaves SC of New York
Overseers of Poor of Perth Amboy v. Overseers of Poor of Piscataway 19 N.J.L. 173 1842 Recovery for support of pauper New Jersey
Overseers of Poor of Forks in Northampton County v. Overseers of Poor of Catawessa in Northumberland County 3 Binn. 22 1810 0 Recovery for care of slave SC of PA.
Overseers of Germantown v. Overseers of the Poor of Livingston 2 Cai. 106 1804 0 SC of New York
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 567 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 563 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey