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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Bell v. Chambers 38 Ala. 660 1863 0 Loss of Enslaved PersonsTransported withou Written Authority Alabama
Lines v. Darden 5 Fla. 51 1853 0 Loaning a Portion of an Estate of a Testator Supreme Court of FL
Pensacola & Georgia Railroad v. Nash 12 Fla. 497 1868 0 Liability for the Injury of a Slave for Hire Supreme Court of FL
McRaeny v. Johnson 2 Fla. 520 1849 0 Liability for the Injury of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Administrator of Smith v. Poythress 2 Fla. 92 1848 0 Liability for Payment of Debts for Purchase of Property Supreme Court of FL
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Levying Slaves to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 Kidnapping General Ct of VA
Tyson v. Mattair 8 Fla. 107 1858 0 Interpossession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
United States v. Graves 26 F. Cas. 14 1828 0 Internal revenue/taxes US Cir. Ct. for VA
County Commissioners v. Bryson 13 Fla. 281 1869 0 Injunction to Impose a Levy on Property to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Cato v. State 9 Fla. 163 1860 0 Indictment of a Slave Charged with Rape Supreme Court of FL
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306 1855 0 Indictment of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Johnson v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 714 1855 0 Indictment for selling spirits to slaves SC of Appeals VA
Heffron v. State 8 Fla. 73 1858 0 Indictment for Selling Liquor to a Black Man Supreme Court of FL
Ammons v. State 9 Fla. 530 1861 0 Indictment for "Sale of Whiskey to a Negro" in Alabama where there is a Dispute over Change of Venue and the Correct Emobdiment of the Transcript Supreme Court of FL
Felix v. State 18 Ala. 720 1851 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Jeffries v. State 39 Ala. 655 1866 0 Indictment for Larceny of a Mule Alabama
Kitrol v. State 9 Fla. 9 1860 0 Indictment for "Gaming with Negroes and Other Persons of Color" Supreme Court of FL
Harrison v. State 9 Fla. 156 1860 0 Indictment for Buying Grain from a Slave Without a Permit Supreme Court of FL