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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chelton v. State 45 Md. 564 1877 0 Maryland
Inhabitants of Gardiner v. Inhabitants of Farmingdale 45 Me. 537 1858 0 Derivative settlement SC of Maine
State v. Stimpson 45 Me. 608 1858 0 Larceny SC of Maine
Berry v. Alsop 45 Miss. 1 1871 0 Whether emancipated slaves were competent to be parties to an estate settlement Mississippi
Bowen v. Bonner 45 Miss. 10 1871 0 Right of action of executor for notes for the purchase of slaves Mississippi
Pollen v. James 45 Miss. 129 1871 0 Promissory note given for "money loaned" for the purchase of enslaved woman Mississippi
Gibson v. Green 45 Miss. 209 1871 0 Bankruptcy action Mississippi
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Ricks v. Hilliard 45 Miss. 359 1871 0 Recovery of enslaved woman distributed to an heir Mississippi
McIlvoy v. Alsop 45 Miss. 365 1871 0 Whether a note held by a Kentucky resident for land in Mississippi is collectible in Miss. Mississippi
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Liability for a surety on a bond for slaves after emancipation Mississippi
McDaniel v. Johns 45 Miss. 632 1871 0 Disposistion of slaves given as property as gifts in a will Mississippi
Farley, Jurey & Co. v. Hord 45 Miss. 96 1871 0 Authority of administrator to incur debts for maintenance of estate Mississippi
Green v. Lane 45 N.C. 102 1852 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Owen v. Owen 45 N.C. 121 1852 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Croom v. Whitfield 45 N.C. 143 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Thacker v. Saunders 45 N.C. 145 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Marrow v. Marrow 45 N.C. 148 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dupree v. Dupree 45 N.C. 164 1853 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Bridges v. Moye 45 N.C. 170 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina