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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hudson v. Isbell 5 Stew. & P. 67 1833 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Cloud v. Calhoun 31 S.C. Eq. 358 1858 0 Trusts & Estates South Carolina
Robinson v. Farrelly 16 Ala. 472 1849 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Garner v. Executors of Garner 1 S.C. Eq. 437 1795 0 Wills & Estates South Carolina
White v. Martin 1 Port. 215 1834 0 Trover Alabama
Hobson v. Yancey 43 Va. 73 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Patteson v. Ford 43 Va. 18 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Binford's Adm'r v. Robin 42 Va. 328 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Bourne's Ex'or v. Mechan 42 Va. 292 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Cotten v. Blocker 6 Fla. 1 1855 0 Use of Slaves to Secure Bond Payments Supreme Court of FL
Salle v. Light's Exr's 4 Ala. 700 1843 0 Covenant Alabama
Aylett v. Roane 42 Va. 283 1844 0 Sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Manley v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 160 1846 0 Security in Slaves for Two Mortgages Supreme Court of FL
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Haywood v. Craven's Executors 5 N.C. 557 1816 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cecil v. Clarke 17 Md. 508 1861 0 Maryland
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama