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Short Name ▲ Citation Summary Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction Link
Green v. Lanier 5 Heisk. 662 Action for replevin on slaves invalid because slaves had been emancipated by the war 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Green v. Smith 4 Cold. 436 Dispute over surety liability for debts on slaves 1867 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana Caselaw Access Project
Greenwood v. Curtis 5 Tyng 358 1810 0 Massachusetts Caselaw Access Project
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 7 Hum. 77 Dispute over deed of trust on slaves to protect sureties from potential loss by borrower 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Grider v. Harbison 6 Cold. 208 Dispute over bill of sale/title for slaves whose value plummeted after the war 1869 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grier v. Wallace 7 S.C. 182 1876 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Griffin v. Graham 8 N.C. (Hawks) 96 1820 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Griffin v. His Creditors 6 Rob. 216 1843 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Grigsby v. State 63 Tenn. 19 Evidence in murder trial for slave 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grisham v. Grisham 8 Yer. 393 Debt action where debtor sold all his slaves in an attempt to raise funds 1835 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Grubbs v. Greer 5 Cold. 160 Action for replevin of property secured by consideration of a slave 1867 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 Dispute over whether transfer of slave was a hire or loan 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gupton v. Gupton 3 Head 488 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gupton v. McCawley 3 Hum. 468 Action of trover by creditors of seller of a slave to recover possession of the slave from the purchaser 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Guthrie v. Brown 10 Heisk. 380 Dispute over debts attached to a slave girl 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Guthrie v. Owen 2 Hum. 202 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Guthrie v. South Western Iron Co. 8 Heisk. 826 Dispute over taxes due on slaves 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gwin v. Wright 8 Hum. 639 Dispute over construction of a will conveying a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hackney v. Hackney 9 Hum. 450 Divorce proceedings involving title to slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hackney v. Hackney 8 Hum. 452 Dispute over contract to settle slaves upon the wife by the husband to induce her to marry him 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hagan v. Lucas 35 U.S. 400 1836 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Hallum v. Yourie 1 Sneed 369 Action of detinue for recovery of a slave claimed as a parol gift/loan 1853 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. Hall 11 Tex. 526 1854 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 Dispute over marital right to title in slaves 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 Action on the case against a gurantor of a bill on a slave and other property 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. Tompkins 9 Hum. 592 Action of replevin for slave sold at execution sale 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hamblet v. Herndon 3 Hum. 34 Action against constable for failure to properly return proceeds from execution sale of a slave 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hamrico v. Laird 10 Yer. 222 Action by adminstrator of wife's estate to recover slaves from wife's trustee 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hancock v. Butler 21 Tex. 804 1858 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Hancock v. Edwards 7 Hum. 349 Dispute over judgment executed on a bill of sale for a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
Hansford v. Elliott 9 Leigh 79 1837 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Hardin v. Williams 5 Heisk. 385 Dispute over payment for hire of a slave 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harker v. Dement 9 Gill 7 1850 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 Action for a fraudulent warranty in the sale of a slave 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Battle 16 N.C. (Dev. Eq.) 537 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. (Strob.) 525 1847 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Hallum 5 Cold. 525 Dispute over judgement on an estate containing slaves 1868 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Henderson 7 Heisk. 315 Estate administration/sale dispute involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. (3 Rich.) 161 1855 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harris v. Alderson 4 Sneed 252 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1856 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harris v. Carney's admr 10 Hum. 349 Bill to set up a parol mortgage on several slaves 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harris v. Taylor 3 Sneed 536 Action of assumpsit commenced by attachment on slaves for debts arising from surgical costs 1856 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harris v. Union Bank of Tennessee 1 Cold. 152 Husband's creditors cannot collect on value of slave purchased with his money, but by his wife 1860 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harrod v. Voorhies' Administratrix 16 La. 254 1840 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Harrold v. Gillespie 7 Hum. 57 Dispute over debt owed on a note for sale of a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harry v. Green 9 Hum. 182 Dispute over administrator of a will freeing the slaves the will purported to free 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hartfield v. Simmons 12 Heisk. 253 Fraudulent conveyance of land involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hartsell v. George 3 Hum. 255 Dispute over whether son of a slave to be freed upon death of owner is also to be free 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harwell v. Worsham 2 Hum. 524 Action against sheriff for collecting on a satisfied judgement for his own benefit 1841 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hawkins v. Humble 5 Cold. 531 Dispute over payment for hire of a slave 1868 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 10 Hum. 31 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hawthorne v. Brown 3 Sneed 462 Action of trover to recover damages from conversion of a buggy purchased using money made from hiring out slaves 1856 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Haynes v. Jones 2 Head 372 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Haynes v. Swann 6 Heisk. 560 Debt dispute involving land and slaves 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Haynie v. Hall's ex'r 5 Hum. 290 Devisee action to claim money from sale of family slaves 1844 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 Estate administration dispute involving vested remainder to title in slaves 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hays v. Hays 1 Hum. 402 Action of slander for words accusing one of killing a slave 1839 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Haywood's Heirs v. Moore 2 Hum. 584 Bill by heirs to recover slaves and land testator conveyed to his daughter 1841 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Head v. Temple 4 Heisk. 34 Deed/Trust dispute involving title to slaves 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Heathcock v. Pennington 33 N.C. (Ired.) 640 1850 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Hector v. State 2 Mo. 135 1829 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Helms v. Mynatt 6 Cold. 215 Estate administration dispute involving sale of slaves 1869 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Helm v. Steele 3 Hum. 472 Action of trover to recover an allegedly converted slave 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henderson v. Hoke 21 N.C. (Dev. & Bat. Eq.) 119 1835 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Henderson v. Vaulx 10 Yer. 30 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henly v. Franklin 3 Cold. 472 Dispute over funds from estate sale of slaves 1866 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henning v. Vanhook 8 Hum. 678 Action of assumpsit to recover purchase price of a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henry v. Compton 2 Head 549 Dispute over forced sale of a slave by the court to satisfy creditor's lien upon the slave 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henry v. Hogan 4 Hum. 208 Estate administration dispute involving emancipation of slaves 1843 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henry v. State 11 Hum. 224 Slave appeal for conviction of murder 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henry v. State 4 Hum. 270 Slave appeal for conviction of assault with intent to rape a free white woman 1843 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henslie v. State 3 Heisk. 202 Appeal for conviction of theft because Circuit Court didn't begin on the right day 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Herring & Bird v. Pollard's ex'rs 4 Hum. 362 Dispute over title to slaves used as part of payment for a parcel of land 1843 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Herron v. Marshall 5 Hum. 443 Action to recover slave illegally sold by estate administrator 1844 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hester v. Wilkinson 6 Hum. 215 Dispute over alleged fraudlulent conveyance of slaves in a trust to avoid judgement on assets 1845 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hickman v. Cantrell 9 Yer. 172 Bill to redeem slave mortgaged to the defendant 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hill v. Cunningham 25 Tex. 25 1860 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Hill v. McDonald 1 Head 383 Parol gift of a slave is invalid under act of 1784 when not followed or accompanied by delivery 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hinklin v. Hamilton 3 Hum. 569 Slave action to assert their purported freedom bequeathed to them through will upon their owner's death 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hinson v. Partee 11 Hum. 587 Dispute over debt secured through purchase of slaves between two men 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hinton v. Cole 3 Hum. 656 Dispute over conveyance of slave to wife instead of using them to pay debts 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hite v. State 9 Yer. 198 White man appeal for larceny conviction for stealing a bank note delivered by plaintiff's slave 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hobbs v. Ballard 5 Sneed 395 Estate administration involving title to slaves/conversion by one holding over 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hocker v. Gentry 3 Met. 463 1861 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Hodge v. Blanton 1 Head 560 Action of trespass for burying a dead "negro" child on plaintiff's land 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hoggatt v. Bigley 6 Hum. 236 Action of detinue against law enforcement for arresting a slave for hiring his own time 1845 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hoggatt v. White 2 Swan 265 Dispute over pre-marital conveyance of slaves and other property to a trust by the wife 1852 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hollingsworth v. Miller 5 Sneed 472 Marital dispute over title of slave given as a gift to the wife 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 10 Yer. 444 Dispute over construction of a will conveying title to slaves and other property 1837 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hopkins v. Wright 17 Tex. 30 1856 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Horsely v. Branch 1 Hum. 199 Action of trespass to recover value of a slave who drowned while hired out 1839 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
House v. Woodard 5 Cold. 196 Dispute over whether transfer of slaves was a sale or gift 1867 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 Action to recover slaves received as a gift from her father from her husband by a feme covert 1853 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Howard v. Clemmons 5 Hum. 368 Distributees action for title to slaves who were purportedly emancipated in the conveying will 1844 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hoyle v. Smith 1 Head 90 Dispute over marriage settlement involving title to slaves 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hudnal v. Wilder 15 S.C.L. (McCord) 294 1827 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Hudson v. King 2 Heisk. 560 Dispute over estate sale purchase of slaves 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Huggins & Ransom v. Moore 3 Head 426 Action for trover for conversion of a slave 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 Dispute over invalidity of a condition of restraint in marriage in a will conveying slaves 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hughes v. Cannon 2 Hum. 589 Action to assert a remainder interest to enjoin a slave from being taken beyond the borders of Tennessee 1841 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Hunter v. Foster 4 Hum. 211 Action to restrain sale of a slave upon whom a judgement had been executed 1843 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. Watkins 1 Hum. 498 Dispute over requirement to sell slaves to pay debts instead of paying debts with proceeds of their work 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. Wing 10 Heisk. 139 Former slaves suing to be paid for work done 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hyden v. Hyden 65 Tenn. 406 Trust dispute involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Ingram v. Ingram 5 Heisk. 541 Estate sale involving slaves to pay decedent's debts 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Ingram v. Smith 1 Head 411 Action for attachment of slaves conveyed through will 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 California Caselaw Access Project
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin Caselaw Access Project
In re Hannah 2 Harr. 365 1838 0 Delaware Caselaw Access Project
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York Caselaw Access Project
In re Susan 2 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 594 1818 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
In re Toney 11 Mo. 661 1848 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Irby v. Wilson 1 Dev. & Bat. Eq. 568 1837 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Irwin v. Burnett 6 Hum. 342 Dispute over alleged fraud in the sale of a slave 1845 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Irwin v. Chrisman 2 Cold. 501 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1865 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Irwin v. Jordan 7 Hum. 167 Action of assumpsit for the hire of a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isaac v. Farnsworth 3 Head 275 Action for freedom as promised in deceased master's will 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isaac v. McGill 9 Hum. 616 Slaves action to enforce provisions of a will that emancipates them 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isaac v. Sliger 3 Head 214 Action for emancipation based on promise of deceased master not included in a will 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isaac v. State 2 Head 458 Appeal for conviction of murder because a juror did not take the regular oath as he opposed capital punishment 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Isham v. State 1 Sneed 111 Slave appeal for conviction of assault with intent to rape a free white woman 1853 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isham v. State 6 Howard 35 1841 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Jacob v. Sharp 1 Meigs 114 Dispute over sale by new husband of slaves conveyed to widow by dead husband 1838 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jacob v. State 3 Hum. 493 Slave appeal for conviction of murder of his master, claiming self defense 1842 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jameson v. McCoy 5 Heisk. 108 Slave who bought his freedom could own property and cannot be returned to slavery after his original owner died 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. Carper 4 Sneed 397 Action of trespass for hirer of a slave assaulting the slave 1857 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. Drake 3 Sneed 340 Action on the case to recover value of a slave who died of small-pox 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 Action for slanderous words by a wife, involving a lien attached to slaves in the marital estate 1851 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. Jones 10 Hum. 384 Dispute over admissibility of evidence in instance of slave asserting his freedom against his master 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. State 9 Hum. 308 Slave, who had been verbally freed, indicted for selling liquor without a license and found to still be enslaved 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jane v. Hagen 10 Hum. 332 Emancipation by will disputed; slaves had removed to a free state 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jane v. State 3 Mo. 61 1831 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Jarnagin v. Conway 2 Hum. 50 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jenkins v. Brown 6 Hum. 299 Dispute over loan made by slaves who were permitted by their master to hire their own time and keep the money 1845 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jenkins v. Picket 9 Yer. 480 Action against common carrier for damage to cargo caused by entrusting delivery to a slave who had no experience 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin Caselaw Access Project
Jennings v. State 3 Head 520 Appeal for conviction of selling alcohol to slaves 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jim v. State 5 Hum. 145 Slave appeal for conviction of murder 1844 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jim v. State 3 Mo. 147 1832 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Jim v. State 4 Hum. 289 1843 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jobe v. O'Brien 2 Hum. 34 Dispute over execution/sale of slave to satisfy a debt 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Bloodworth 12 La. Ann. 699 1857 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Byerly & Owens 3 Head 194 Partnership dispute over missing funds allegedly stolen by a slave 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Hoyle 3 Head 56 Dispute over attachment levied on a slave 1859 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Johnson 6 Heisk. 240 Dispute over proceeds from estate sale of slaves 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Johnson 1 Cold. 626 Widow who gifted slaves to her children and then allowed them to be sold forfeited her right to reclaim them 1860 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Mitchell 1 Hum. 168 Dispute between children and step-children over slaves and other property of the mother 1839 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 2 Hum. 115 Sale of slaves did not pass title because not registered; creditors could not get judgement on them as such 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Perry 2 Hum. 569 Slave owner action in trespass to recover damages for a broken leg of his slave caused by one illegally punishing the slave 1841 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Johnson v. Walton 1 Sneed 258 Action of replevin to recover a slave from a levy of execution 1853 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
John v. State 1 Head 49 Appeal for murder conviction of a female slave 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
John v. Tate 7 Hum. 388 Slaves action to enforce provisions of a will that emancipates them after certain periods that had expired 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Allen 1 Head 626 Action for wrongful conversion of a slave who left without his master's knowledge to help shuck corn elsewhere, and upon finishing, drank with those present and ended up getting stabbed, resulting in his death 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Arterburn 11 Hum. 97 Dispute over validity of a will purporting to free a number of slaves 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Dexter 8 Fla. 276 1859 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 Action of trover to recover damages for wrongful conversion of slaves through an execution 1854 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Hollingsworth 10 Heisk. 653 Title of slaves remains in distributees until their sale 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Jones 2 Swan 605 Action for assumpsit for wages; dispute over character evidence allowed that accused was cruel to slaves 1852 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Jones 8 Hum. 705 Action to attach several slaves to recovery of a judgement 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Marable 6 Hum. 116 Conflict between Tennessee and Arkansas laws prescribing descent of slaves to a wife from a deceased, intestate husband 1845 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Sharp 9 Heisk. 660 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. State 1 Meigs 120 Dispute over a man of color's legal right to testify at a trial invovling another man of color 1838 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Walkup 5 Sneed 135 Dispute over proceeds from forced sale of slave property to pay debts 1857 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Ward 10 Yer. 160 Legatee action for payment of benefits, including proceeds from hiring out of slaves 1836 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. White 11 Hum. 268 Action on breach of covenent of warranty of soundess in sale of a slave 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Zandt 5 How. 215 1847 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Jordan v. Black 1 Meigs 142 Bill to enjoin husband from selling wife's slaves 1838 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jordan v. State 22 Ga. 545 1857 0 Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Joses v. State 2 Swan 399 Appeal of conviction for persuading a slave to leave their master 1852 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kay v. Connor 8 Hum. 624 Will construction involving title to slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kearly v. Duncan 1 Head 397 Action for breach of warranty of soundness of a slave 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 2 Hum. 224 Action by distributees for value of slaves that decedent took out of state to work in mines 1840 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Keeler v. Nelson 2 Heisk. 4 Dispute over conditions being met for conveyance of land and slaves 1870 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Keithler v. State 10 S. & M. 192 1848 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Keith v. State 5 Cold. 35 A slave cannot be punished as a free man for an offense committed while still a slave; appeal for conviction of murder 1867 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
Kelly v. Davis 1 Head 71 Prosecution for travelling with slave without their master's permission 1858 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kelly v. Thompson 2 Heisk. 278 Dispute over deeds for slaves sold at an estate sale 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kelso v. Vance 61 Tenn. 334 Fraudulent estate sale involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kemp v. State 11 Hum. 320 Appeal for conviction of stealing a slave 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kennedy’s Heirs v. Kennedy’s Heirs 2 Ala. 571 1841 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Kennedy v. Williams 7 Hum. 50 Dispute over slave belonging to estate being conveyed to a distributee by the administrator without the consent of the others 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kercheval v. Harney 1 Meigs 403 Dispute over execution levied against a slave owned by a partnership 1838 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Ketchum v. Dew 7 Cold. 532 Dispute over sale of slaves by a life tenant 1870 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Killebrew v. Murphy 3 Heisk. 546 Dispute over proceeds from hire of slaves to pay debts or belong to the heirs 1871 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kimbro ex rel. Bugg v. Hamilton 2 Swan 190 Action for assumpsit for slave unduly sold 1852 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kincaid v. Rogers 10 Hum. 83 Action by heirs to recover slave from holder 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project