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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Lambeth v. Turner 1 Tex. 364 1846 0 Levy on slaves dispute Texas
Morton v. Walker 8 Miss. 554 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Jones v. Stanton 8 Miss. 601 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Melton v. Howard 8 Miss. 103 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Bibb v. Jones 8 Miss. 397 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Mercer v. Stark 1 Miss. 451 1831 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Branch Bank at Montgomery v. Parker 5 Ala. 731 1843 0 Levy on sundry enslaved persons Alabama
Byrne v. McDow 23 Ala. 404 1853 0 Levy upon enslaved persons Alabama
Purnell v. Hogan 5 Stew. & P. 192 1834 0 Levy upon enslaved persons Alabama
Creagh v. Savage 14 Ala. 454 1848 0 Levy upon enslaved persons Alabama
Jeffries v. Dancey 44 Miss. 693 1870 0 Levy upon slaves as property post abolition Mississippi
State v. Jones 13 N.C. 48 1828 0 Liabilities North Carolina
Porter v. Clements 3 Ark. 364 1841 0 Liability dispute Arkansas
United States v. Brockett 2 D.C. 441 1823 0 Liability for assault upon one's slave United States
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Liability for bill for medical services rendered to slaves Mississippi
Calhoun v. Burnett 40 Miss. 599 1866 0 Liability for improper disposition of slaves Mississippi
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Holt 8 Ga. 157 1850 0 Liability for injury cause Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrator of Smith v. Poythress 2 Fla. 92 1848 0 Liability for Payment of Debts for Purchase of Property Supreme Court of FL