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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hendry v. Clardy 8 Fla. 77 1858 0 Recovery for Slaves and their Hires Supreme Court of FL
Tyson v. Bowden 8 Fla. 61 1858 0 Recovery of Eleven Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely 47 Tenn. 576 1870 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Williams 9 Fla. 289 1860 0 Dispute Over a Will Supreme Court of FL
Mundorff v. Kilbourn 4 Md. 459 1853 0 Maryland
Kitrol v. State 9 Fla. 9 1860 0 Indictment for "Gaming with Negroes and Other Persons of Color" Supreme Court of FL
Powell v. Leonard 9 Fla. 359 1861 0 Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift Supreme Court of FL
Watson v. Savell 9 Fla. 506 1861 0 Failure of a Warranty for Sale of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Cole v. Commonwealth 46 Va. 696 1848 0 Criminal charges for advising slaves to escape General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL
Walker v. Gatlin 12 Fla. 9 1867 0 Enforcement of a Slave Contract After Abolition Supreme Court of FL
County Commissioners v. King 13 Fla. 451 1869 0 Alleged Takings Clause Violation Supreme Court of FL
County Commissioners v. Bryson 13 Fla. 281 1869 0 Injunction to Impose a Levy on Property to Repay Debt Supreme Court of FL
Price v. Hicks 14 Fla. 565 1874 0 Effectiveness of a Copartnership Contract Supreme Court of FL
Miller v. White 14 Fla. 435 1874 0 Suit for Fradulent Purchase of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Johnson v. Morris 21 Ga. 238 1857 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hickerson's Adm'r v. Helm 41 Va. 628 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA