Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Pierson v. Tom 1 Tex. 577 1846 0 Property dispute Texas
Mosely v. Gainer 10 Tex. 578 1853 0 Wrongful claim of property Texas
Gowings v. Loyd 4 Tex. 242 1849 0 Action for recovery of slaves Texas
Carter v. Reynolds 6 Tex. 561 1851 0 Action to force sale of slaves Texas
Pitts v. Ennis 1 Tex. 604 1846 0 Petition to recover value of slave Texas
Hall v. Phelps 1 Dallam 435 1841 0 Will & trust Texas
Forbes v. Hill 1 Dallam 486 1842 0 Levy on slaves dispute Texas
Briscoe v. Corri 1 Dallam 556 1844 0 Recovery for slave Texas
Bryant v. Kelton 1 Tex. 415 1846 0 Debt dispute Texas
Avery v. Avery 12 Tex. 54 1854 0 Suit to recover a slave Texas
Robertson v. Garrett 72 Tex. 372 1888 1 Texas
Young v. Gibson 2 Tex. 417 1847 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Allen v. Urquhart 19 Tex. 480 1857 0 Sale dispute Texas
Timmins v. Lacy 30 Tex. 115 1867 1 Texas
McLeod v. Board 30 Tex. 238 1867 1 Texas
Ellington v. Ellington 29 Tex. 2 1867 1 Texas
In re Estate of Willich No. 12-06-00409-CV, 2007 WL 4465235, at *6 (Tex. App. Dec. 21, 2007) 2007 2 inheritance Texas