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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Savage v. Forward 7 Ala. 463 1845 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Dubose v. Dubose 7 Ala. 235 1845 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Strider v. Reid's Adm'r 43 Va. 38 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Julian v. Reynolds 8 Ala. 680 1845 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Thornhill v. Gilmer 12 Miss. 153 1845 0 Equity of redemption Mississippi
Marriott v. Givens 8 Ala. 694 1845 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Alston v. Coleman 7 Ala. 795 1845 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hill v. Slaughter 7 Ala. 632 1845 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Baynton v. Finnall 12 Miss. 193 1845 0 Property of slave dispute Mississippi
Harper v. Archer 12 Miss. 99 1845 0 Appeal bond Mississippi
Gathings v. Williams 27 N.C. 487 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Logan v. Commonwealth 43 Va. 571 1845 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Dunlap v. Clements 7 Ala. 539 1845 0 WIll & trust Alabama
Lagrange v. Barre 11 Rob. 302 1845 0 Donation inter vivos, property, sales, prescription, wills Louisiana
Wier v. Buford 8 Ala. 134 1845 0 Role of Agency in Contract Negotiation Alabama
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Law v. Law 43 Va. 366 1845 0 Action to recover damages SC of Appeals VA
Nations v. Alvis ex rel. Alvis 13 Miss. 338 1845 0 Recovery for posession of slave Mississippi