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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Anderson v. Duke 28 Miss. 87 1854 0 Use of estate funds for purchasing property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Person v. Twitty 28 N.C. 115 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Green v. Collins 28 N.C. 139 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Irwin v. King 28 N.C. 219 1845 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Chambers v. McDaniel 28 N.C. 226 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Roland 28 N.C. 241 1846 0 Indictment for marry a slave North Carolina
Springs v. Erwin 28 N.C. 27 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gash v. Johnson 28 N.C. 289 1846 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Rogers v. Vines 28 N.C. 293 1846 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wall v. Nelson 28 N.C. 300 1846 0 Fraud North Carolina
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 Rape North Carolina
Wardens of Hyde v. Silverthorn 28 N.C. 356 1846 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Jones v. Strong 28 N.C. 367 1846 0 Action of detinue North Carolina