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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Gerkins v. Williams 48 N.C. 11 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Dibrell v. Carlisle 48 Miss. 691 1873 0 Use of slaves to secure a debt Mississippi
Allen v. Johnson 48 Miss. 413 1873 0 Right to employ agents to manage labor post-abolition Mississippi
Wilbourn v. Wilbourn 48 Miss. 38 1873 0 Appropriation of cotton raised by slaves in an estate Mississippi
Richardson v. Miller 48 Miss. 311 1873 0 Execution of deed in trust Mississippi
In re Taylor 48 Md. 28 1877 0 Maryland
Gaines v. Gaines’ Executor 48 Ky. 295 1848 0 Kentucky
Jones v. State 48 Ga. 458 1873 0 Indictment offense of robbery Supreme Court of Georgia
Bazemore v. Davis 48 Ga. 339 1873 0 Will and Trust Georgia
Lemon v. Jenkins 48 Ga. 313 1873 0 testator of deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood v. State 48 Ga. 192 1873 0 Fradulent claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Sharpe v. State 48 Ga. 16 1873 0 sexual misconduct Supreme Court of Georgia
Redd v. Muscogee Railroad 48 Ga. 102 1873 0 Private Property Issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Camp v. Elston 48 Ala. 81 1872 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hill v. Smith 48 Ala. 562 1872 0 Action regarding sale of enslaved persons Alabama