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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bolling v. Carter 9 Ala. 921 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Banks v. Booth 20 Va. 385 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Arnold v. Miller 26 Miss. 152 1853 0 Usurious contract Mississippi
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 Evidence North Carolina
Carter's Executors v. Rutland 2 N.C. 112 1794 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
Vertner v. Humphreys 22 Miss. 130 1850 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Magee v. Toland 8 Port. 36 1838 0 Detinue Alabama
Flowers v. Glasgow 2 N.C. 141 1794 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Polhill v. Neal 50 Ga. 146 1873 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Tison v. McAfee 50 Ga. 279 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Fitzhugh's Administratrix v. Beale 18 Va. 186 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
State v. Weaver 3 N.C. 54 1797 0 Homicide North Carolina
Powell v. Glenn 21 Ala. 458 1852 0 Trover Alabama