Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama
Tisdale v. Bailey 41 N.C. 358 1849 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Lockhart v. Bell 41 N.C. 398 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Price v. Wilkinson's Ex'rs 10 Ala. 172 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Brown 13 Ala. 208 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Merriwether v. Eames 17 Ala. 330 1850 0 Detinue Alabama
Northcott v. Casper 41 N.C. 303 1849 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nelson v. Nelson 41 N.C. 409 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Wiseman 41 N.C. 540 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Danley v. Edwards 1 Ark. 437 1839 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hicks v. Forrest 41 N.C. 528 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Maxwell v. Miller 33 N.C. 272 1850 0 Action on a covenant North Carolina
Wiley v. State 1 Swan 256 1851 0 Tennessee
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Nixon v. Long 33 N.C. 428 1850 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Carswell v. Ware 30 Ga. 267 1860 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Moye v. Albritton 42 N.C. 62 1850 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Addison v. Core’s Administrator 16 Va. 279 1811 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Downey v. Bullock 42 N.C. 102 1850 0 Trusts North Carolina