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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Thornton v. McNeill 23 Miss. 369 1852 0 Alternative dispute resolution as a bar to action Mississippi
Thompson v. Kimbrel 46 Ga. 529 1872 0 amended order Supreme Court of Georgia
Hanserd v. Gray 46 Miss. 75 1871 0 Amending an answer in a case regarding division of slaves Mississippi
Edwards v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 136 1846 0 An Action of Trespass Supreme Court of FL
Coon v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 455 1872 0 "A negro is prima facie a slave" Mississippi
United States v. Jackson 4 D.C. 483 1834 0 Animal Cruelty United States
Coffin v. Bramlitt 42 Miss. 194 1868 0 Annual account of guardian for managed estate, including slaves Mississippi
Van Syckel v. Emery 18 N.J. Eq. 387 1867 Annuity dispute New Jersey
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
State v. Borroum 1 Mor. St. Cas. 638 1872 0 Answering a charge of buying and selling slaves without authority Mississippi
Williamson v. Downs 34 Miss. 402 1857 0 Anticipation of surplus of mortgaged property Mississippi
Vandegrift v. Page 5 Del. 439 1854 0 An trial over whether an enslaved person was being illegally transferred Delaware
Harper v. Archer 12 Miss. 99 1845 0 Appeal bond Mississippi
Le Baron v. Fauntleroy 2 Fla. 276 1848 0 Appeal for a Revocation of Probate Supreme Court of FL
Blassingame v. Rose 34 Ga. 418 1866 0 appeal for property debt Georgia
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Kane v. Cohen 182 Ga. App. 485 1987 1 appeals/jury Georgia
State v. Joshua 15 La. Ann. 118 1860 0 Appeals of capital punishment Louisiana
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Townsend 793 F.3d 771 2015 1 appellate procedure United States
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States