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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
Gregory v. Baugh 29 Va. 665 1831 0 Action of freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hooper v. Moore 48 N.C. 428 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 Murder North Carolina
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Haughton v. Benbury 55 N.C. 337 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Raines v. Barker 54 Va. 128 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Manley v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 160 1846 0 Security in Slaves for Two Mortgages Supreme Court of FL
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Cecil v. Clarke 17 Md. 508 1861 0 Maryland
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Gilliam v. Underwood 56 N.C. 100 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina