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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Felton v. Billups 21 N.C. 584 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
M'Connell v. Peobles 21 N.C. 601 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hobbs v. Bush 19 N.C. 508 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Strickland v. Fowler 21 N.C. 629 1837 0 Contracts North Carolina
Willis v. Hill 19 N.C. 231 1837 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Den ex dem. Ferebee v. Procter 19 N.C. 439 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Pendleton v. Blount 21 N.C. 491 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hamlin v. Alston 19 N.C. 269 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jones v. Sasser 18 N.C. 452 1836 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Henderson v. Vaulx 18 Tenn. 30 1836 0 Tennessee
Derrick v. Kennedy 4 Port. 41 1836 0 Trespass Alabama
Manning v. Cox 4 D.C. 693 1836 0 Implied and Constructive contracts United States
Bank of the United States v. Smith 4 D.C. 712 1836 0 United States
Robertson v. Beavers 3 Port. 385 1836 0 Negligence Against Sheriff for not Making Deed in Execution Alabama
John v. Morton 8 G. & J. 391 1836 0 Maryland
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
State v. Ephraim 19 N.C. 162 1836 0 Criminal law North Carolina
Blue v. Patterson 21 N.C. 457 1836 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Thompson v. Todd 19 N.C. 63 1836 0 Action of trover North Carolina