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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mayo v. Whitson 47 N.C. 231 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Watkins' Adm'r v. Pemberton 47 N.C. 174 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
O'Neal v. Baker 47 N.C. 168 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Weatherly v. Miller 47 N.C. 166 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Mardree v. Sutton 47 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Long v. Wright 47 N.C. 140 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Cohoon v. Speed 47 N.C. 133 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Flanner v. Moore 47 N.C. 120 1854 0 Partition of Slaves North Carolina
Johnson v. Arnold 47 N.C. 113 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dozier v. Freeman 47 Miss. 647 1873 0 Power of trustee to sell slaves in a trust Mississippi
Saxon v. Ames 47 Miss. 565 1873 0 Inequality in the division of slaves in an estate Mississippi
Neal v. Patten 47 Ga. 73 1872 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Neal v. Pattern 47 Ga 73 1872 0 Property sale Supreme Court of Georgia
Hill v. Felton 47 Ga. 455 1872 0 Construction of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. Miller 47 Ga. 346 1872 0 Executor to will Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. State 47 Ala. 540 1872 0 Indictment for rape Alabama
Gaines v. Shelton 47 Ala. 413 1872 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama