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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scales v. Scales 59 N.C. 163 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Joyner v. Conyers 59 N.C. 78 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Billups v. Riddick 53 N.C. 163 1860 0 Partition of slaves North Carolina
Williamson v. Williams 59 N.C. 62 1860 0 Bonds North Carolina
Hughes v. Debnam 53 N.C. 127 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama
Sanderlin v. Robinson 59 N.C. 155 1860 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Doe on dem of Barnes v. Haybarger 53 N.C. 76 1860 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Brantly v. Kee 58 N.C. 332 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wynns v. Burden 58 N.C. 377 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 404 1860 0 Action for the detention of a slave North Carolina
Buie v. Wooten 52 N.C. 441 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Whitfield v. Hill 58 N.C. 316 1860 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
McDaniel v. McDaniel 58 N.C. 351 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Purcell's Adm'r v. Mather 35 Ala. 570 1860 0 Action for garnishment of wages Alabama
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Evans v. Lipscomb 31 Ga. 71 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Carswell v. Ware 30 Ga. 267 1860 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Mason v. Deese 30 Ga. 308 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia