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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Desha, Sheppard & Co. v. Scales 6 Ala. 356 1844 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Wallis v. Rhea 12 Ala. 646 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Crutchfield's Heirs v. Hudson 23 Ala. 393 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Dent v. Smith 15 Ala. 286 1849 0 Levy on Enslaved Personsagainst executor of estate Alabama
Sugg v. Burgess 2 Stew. 509 1830 0 Levy on execution of a negro Alabama
Cook v. Baine 37 Ala. 350 1861 0 Levy on execution of contract Alabama
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
Ogden, Wadlington & Co. v. Powell 7 Ala. 243 1845 0 Levy on female enslaved person Alabama
Evans v. The Governor 18 Ala. 659 1851 0 Levy on property Alabama
Ashurst v. Phillips' Executrix 43 Ala. 158 1869 0 Levy on property Alabama
Taylor v. Strong 18 Miss. 63 1848 0 Levy on property Mississippi
Bryan v. Bridge 6 Tex. 137 1851 0 Levy on property Texas
Brown v. Lane 19 Tex. 203 1857 0 Levy on property dispute Texas
De Witt v. Monroe & Brother 20 Tex. 289 1857 0 Levy on slave Texas
Hubert v. McGahey 1 Miss. 246 1826 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Vanhouten v. Reily 14 Miss. 440 1846 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Gayden v. Marshall 16 Miss. 489 1847 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Calmes v. Ford 14 Miss. 190 1846 0 Levy on slave Mississippi