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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Love v. Johnston 72 N.C. 415 1875 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Cobb v. Henderson 72 N.C. 374 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bason v. Harder 72 N.C. 281 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Hill 71 N.C. 319 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Edwards v. Thompson 71 N.C. 177 1874 0 Action to recover land and damages North Carolina
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Action of tort for illegally seizing alleged slave Massachusetts
Clark v. Williams 70 N.C. 679 1874 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Walker v. Johnston 70 N.C. 576 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dickson v. Dickson 70 N.C. 487 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Woods 70 N.C. 447 1874 0 Statute of limitations North Carolina
State v. Whitfield 70 N.C. 356 1874 0 Larceny North Carolina
Harris v. Whitcomb 70 Mass. 433 1855 0 Action for refusing to receive a vote Massachusetts
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Bradford 6 W. Va. 220 1873 0 West Virginia
Demyer v. Souzer 6 Wend. 436 1831 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of Judicature of New York
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Town of Burlington v. Fosby 6 Vt. 83 1834 0 Will & Trust SC of Vermont
Selden v. King 6 Va. 72 1799 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Owen 6 Va. 520 1801 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA