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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Supreme Court of Georgia
McConeghy v. McCaw 31 Ala. 447 1858 0 Trover Alabama
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Dispute over Deed of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Osborne v. VanHorn 2 Fla. 360 1848 0 Suit to Recover Distributive Share for Maintenance of Children Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Enforcement of a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Bazemore v. Davis 55 Ga. 504 1875 0 Promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamilton v. Gwynn 24 Ala. 515 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Sanders v. Sanders 20 Ark. 610 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Strong v. Strong 6 Ala. 345 1844 0 Trover Alabama
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Stanley v. Nelson 28 Ala. 514 1856 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Prosser v. Henderson 11 Ala. 484 1847 0 Dispute over Ownership of Ensalved Persons Alabama