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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Mathurin v. Livaudais 5 Mart. (n.s.) 301 1827 0 Capacity, wills, property, emancipation, trusts, donations Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Capital punishment, stabbing by enslaved person Louisiana
Pond v. Smith 4 Conn. 297 1822 0 Carrying contraband Connecticut
Harvey v. Anderson 12 Ga. 69 1852 0 Caveat to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Nelson v. Iverson 19 Ala. 95 1851 0 Challenged Ownership of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Zeigler v. David 23 Ala. 127 1853 0 Challenged Ownership of an Enslaved Person after Divorce Alabama
Rowan v. Hutchisson 27 Ala. 328 1855 0 Challenged Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Miller v. Hoc 1 Fla. 189 1847 0 Challenge to a Trial Court's Assessment of Damages Supreme Court of FL
McWillie v. Martin 25 Ark. 556 1869 0 Challenge to executor actions that included sale of "a negro woman" Arkansas
Tobin v. Jenkins 29 Ark. 151 1874 0 Challenge to will Arkansas
Morris v. Spier 2 Del. Cas. 23 1807 0 Character of an enslaved man not relevant to the extension of his enslavement Delaware
Donald v. McWhorter 40 Miss. 231 1866 0 Charge of an administrator with the hire of slaves not the property of the estate Mississippi
Rives v. Weaver 36 Miss. 374 1858 0 Charge of champerty in regards to maintenance of estate Mississippi
Hamilton v. Lockhart 41 Miss. 460 1867 0 Charge of fraud in conveyance of land and slaves Mississippi
Cartwright v. Cartwright 18 Tex. 626 1857 0 Charge of infideility Texas
United States v. Coulter 1 D.C. 203 1804 0 Charge of 'Keeping a disorderly house' United States
United States v. Lindsay 1 D.C. 245 1805 0 Charge of 'Keeping a disorderly house' and Selling slaves liquor. United States