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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Foster's Adm'r v. Fosters 51 Va. 485 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Nickell v. Handly 51 Va. 336 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Phllips v. Martiney's Ex'or 51 Va. 333 1853 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. King 51 Va. 184 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Cleland v. Watson 51 Va. 159 1853 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Nock v. Nock's Ex'ors 51 Va. 106 1853 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Johnson's Ex'x v. Jennings' Adm'r 51 Va. 1 1853 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Planters Bank v. Vandyck 51 Tenn. 617 1871 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. McDaniel 51 Tenn. 545 1871 0 Tennessee
Barbee v. Williams 51 Tenn. 522 1871 0 Tennessee
Puryear v. Edmondson 51 Tenn. 43 1871 0 Tennessee
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Bowers v. Bowers 51 Tenn. 293 1871 0 Tennessee
Robertson v. Simmons 51 Tenn. 135 1871 0 Tennessee
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
State ex rel. Latham v. Fagan 51 N.C. 62 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
State v. Hannibal 51 N.C. 57 1858 0 Indictment against a slave for carrying firearms North Carolina
Calloway v. Bryan 51 N.C. 569 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Whichard v. Jordan 51 N.C. 54 1858 0 Action of debt North Carolina