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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Billups v. Riddick 53 N.C. 163 1860 0 Partition of slaves North Carolina
Joyner v. Conyers 59 N.C. 78 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Levy 64 Va. 21 1873 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Porter v. Porter 22 Tenn. 586 1842 0 Tennessee
Delony v. Fort 45 Ga. 122 1872 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Clark v. Hardiman 29 Va. 347 1830 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Wills & Estate Tennessee
Cloud v. Calhoun 31 S.C. Eq. 358 1858 0 Trusts & Estates South Carolina
Scales v. Scales 59 N.C. 163 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hill v. Williams 59 N.C. 242 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gregory's Administrator v. Marks's Administrator 22 Va. 355 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Anthony v. Leftwich's Representatives 24 Va. 238 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Ex'r 24 Va. 117 1824 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 Selling Liquor to 'negroes' in a public manner. /Disorderly House United States
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Briscoe v. Clarke 22 Va. 213 1822 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Jett v. Walker 22 Va. 211 1822 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL