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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Administrators of Shepard v. Edwards 3 N.C. 186 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wade v. Edwards 3 N.C. 221 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Sanders v. Hamilton 3 N.C. 226 1802 0 Sales North Carolina
Gober v. Gober 3 N.C. 170 1802 0 Defining Slavery North Carolina
Gobu v. Gobu 1 N.C. 164 1802 0 Defining Slavery North Carolina
Thomas v. Jamesson 1 D.C. 91 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
Young v. Farrel 3 N.C. 219 1802 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Jones' Ex'rs v. Watson 7 Va. 253 1802 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Harris v. McCullen 2 Del. Cas. 176 1802 0 Probate claims that include several enslaved individuals Delaware
Henderson v. Foote's Ex'rs 7 Va. 248 1802 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Harrison v. Allen 7 Va. 289 1802 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hairston v. Hall 7 Va. 218 1802 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
In re O'Neale 18 F. Cas. 693 1802 0 Action of debt Dist. Ct., E.D. VA
Chapman v. Washington 8 Va. 327 1802 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Rafter 1 H. & J. 364 1802 0 0 Maryland
Jenings's Adm'r v. Higgins 1 H. & J. 344 1802 0 Maryland
Read v. Payne 7 Va. 225 1802 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Selectmen of Windsor v. Jacob 2 Tyl. 192 1802 0 Bill of sale invalid in VT SC of Vermont