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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Bandel v. Isaac 13 Md. 202 1859 0 0 Maryland
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Abatement of action Supreme Court of Georgia
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Abatement, prescription, res judicata, property, evidence Louisiana
Handy v. Clark 9 Del. 16 1869 0 Ability to recover damages for failed wages when "voluntarily" enslaved; right for her to testify Delaware
Commons v. Walters 1 Port. 323 1835 0 Ability to Sell Enslaved Person Alabama
Gremillon v. Crousillac 19 La. Ann. 377 1867 0 Abolition, Property Louisiana
Barnes v. Holcomb 20 Miss. 306 1849 0 Absolute bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Humphries v. Bartee 18 Miss. 282 1848 0 Absolute bill of sale dispute Mississippi
State v. Chulpayev 296 Ga. 764 2015 1 acceptance of common law Georgia
Simmons v. State 4 Ga. 465 1848 0 accessory to theft of goods by slave Georgia
Heard v. Daniel 26 Miss. 451 1853 0 Accountability of guardian for management of ward's property Mississippi
Archer v. Jones 26 Miss. 583 1853 0 Account for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 Accounts North Carolina
Eaves v. Ex'r of Starkey 1 N.C. 45 1796 0 Accounts North Carolina
Henry v. Henry 31 N.C. 278 1848 0 Accounts North Carolina
Deblieux v. Moore 19 La. Ann. 86 1867 0 Accounts, debts Louisiana
Williams v. Williams 73 N.C. 413 1875 0 Accounts & Settlements North Carolina
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi