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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Carbery 2 D.C. 39 1811 0 Motion for new trial in replevin United States
Ex parte Deane 7 F. Cas. 306 1811 0 Habeus Petition/ Jurisdiction of Local Government United States
Addison v. Core’s Administrator 16 Va. 279 1811 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Ewell 17 Va. 1 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Spedden v. State ex rel. Marshall 3 H. & J. 251 1811 0 Maryland
Adm'r of Cross v. Terlington 6 N.C. 6 1811 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Holladay v. Littlepage 16 Va. 316 1811 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Orleans Navigation Co v. Mayor of New-Orleans 2 Mart. (o.s.) 10 1811 0 Servitude, corporeal rights, incorporeal rights, wages, construction, witness testimony, water law, incorporation Louisiana
State v. Washington 6 N.C. 100 1812 0 Rape North Carolina
Reston v. Executors of Clayton 6 N.C. 198 1812 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bell v. Blaney 6 N.C. 171 1812 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Baird v. Bland 17 Va. 570 1812 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Reddick v. Trotman 6 N.C. 165 1812 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nichols v. Cartwright 6 N.C. 137 1812 0 Deeds North Carolina
Houton v. Holliday 6 N.C. 111 1812 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Watkins v. McDonough 2 Mart. (o.s.) 154 1812 0 Warranty, statute of frauds, sales, convenant, parol evidence Louisiana
Ducournau v. Morphy 2 Mart. (o.s.) 297 1812 0 Sales, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, prescription Louisiana
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Recovery for illegally selling a slave SC of New York
Spruill v. Spruill 6 N.C. 175 1812 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jacob v. Ursuline Nuns 2 Mart. (o.s.) 269 1812 0 Emancipation, donations, contracts, corporations, property, subpoena duces tecum, evidence, wills Louisiana