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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Hawes v. Paul 41 Ga. 609 1871 0 Bill of equity Georgia
Marlatt v. Scantland ad. 19 Ark. 443 1858 0 Bill of equity dispute Arkansas
Fountaine v. Urquhart 33 Ga. Supp. 184 1864 0 Bill of equity for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Washington v. State 36 Ga. 222 1867 0 Bill of indictment Georgia
Deloney v. Hutcheson 23 Va. 183 1823 0 Bill of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Hawkins's Ex'ors v. Minor 9 Va. 118 1804 0 Bill of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 Bill of sale SC of Appeals VA
March v. Phelps 61 N.C. 560 1868 0 Bill of sale North Carolina
Sparks v. Messick 65 N.C. 440 1871 0 Bill of Sale North Carolina
Ross v. Norvell 1 Va. 14 1791 0 Bill of Sale SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Mabry 13 Ala. 713 1848 0 Bill of sale/contract dispute Alabama
Prewett v. Dobbs 21 Miss. 431 1850 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Spencer v. Godwin 30 Ala. 355 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Watson v. Dickens 20 Miss. 608 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Dickson v. Bachelder 21 Ala. 699 1852 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Payne v. Bruton 10 Ark. 53 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Harris v. Miller 30 Ala. 221 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
M'Broom v. Governor 4 Port. 90 1836 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama