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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dawson v. Shepherd 15 N.C. 497 1834 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Powell v. Cook 15 N.C. 499 1834 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gregory v. Perkins 15 N.C. 50 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ormond v. Gibbs 15 N.C. 504 1834 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Morton v. Edwards 15 N.C. 507 1834 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Pettijohn v. Beasley 15 N.C. 512 1834 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Walton v. Stallings 15 N.C. 56 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dunston v. Hardy 15 N.C. 572 1834 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Andrews v. Shaw 15 N.C. 70 1833 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Mushat v. Brevard 15 N.C. 73 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Burnett v. Roberts 15 N.C. 81 1833 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Claywell v. McGimpsey 15 N.C. 89 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hudnal v. Wilder 15 S.C.L. 294 1827 0 South Carolina
Scott v. Waugh 15 Serg. & Rawle 17 1826 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Vance 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 1826 0 Possesion of slave must be registered SC of PA.
Morrison v. Bean 15 Tex. 267 1855 0 Will & trust Texas
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Estate dispute Texas
Trammell v. Trammell 15 Tex. 291 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Wallis v. Beauchamp 15 Tex. 303 1855 0 Conveyance of property dispute Texas
Wilson v. Adams 15 Tex. 323 1855 0 Runaway slave dispute Texas