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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Roulhac v. White 31 N.C. 63 1848 0 Fraud North Carolina
Twidy v. Saunderson 31 N.C. 5 1848 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Ingram v. Smith 41 N.C. 97 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Gray v. Crocheron 8 Port. 191 1838 0 Trover Alabama
Bourland v. Nixon 27 Ark. 315 1871 0 Debt for enslaved persons Arkansas
Alexander v. Alexander 41 N.C. 229 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Powell v. Governor 13 Ala. 516 1848 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Miller v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 269 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Keaton v. Banks 32 N.C. 381 1849 0 Judgments North Carolina
Snodgrass v. Cabiness 15 Ala. 160 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Mason v. Deese 30 Ga. 308 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gentry v. Bailey 47 Va. 594 1850 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cook v. Cook 12 Ark. 381 1851 0 Dower dispute Arkansas
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Confession of murder - dispute Arkansas
Jordan v. Murray 7 Va. 85 1801 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Trespass to recover value of slave Mississippi
Powell v. Stratton 52 Va. 792 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
King v. Hill 20 Ala. 133 1852 0 Levy on Certain Enslved Persons Alabama
Gayle v. Singleton 1 Stew. 566 1828 0 Repayment of Debt Alabama