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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cresswell v. Emberson 41 N.C. 151 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fossett v. Turnage 28 Tenn. 686 1849 0 Tennessee
Call v. Ellis 32 N.C. 250 1849 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Allen v. Matthews 7 Ga. 149 1849 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly v. Bryan 41 N.C. 283 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Smith v. Morgan 8 Gill 133 1849 0 Maryland
Arnoult v. Deschapelles 4 La. Ann. 41 1849 0 Murder, damages, evidence, criminal law, liability Louisiana
Smith v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 696 1849 0 Advising and Aiding a slave to escape General Ct. of VA
Hansley v. Hansley 32 N.C. 506 1849 0 Divorce North Carolina
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Lanier v. Chappell ex rel. Monroe 2 Fla. 621 1849 0 Suit for the Work and Labor of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Rankin v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 161 1849 0 Sales North Carolina
Robinson v. Farrelly 16 Ala. 472 1849 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Kirkpatrick v. Rogers 41 N.C. 130 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Anderson v. Dacosta 4 La. Ann. 136 1849 0 Sales, runaway enslaved person, warranty Louisiana
Anderson v. Doak 32 N.C. 295 1849 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lemmond v. Peoples 41 N.C. 137 1849 0 Trusts North Carolina
Walker v. Duverger 4 La. Ann. 569 1849 0 Marital property, sales, mortgages, successions Louisiana
Miller v. Miller 4 La. Ann. 354 1849 0 Emancipation, fraud, freedom suit, property Louisiana
Brown v. Glathary 4 La. Ann. 124 1849 0 Marital property, sales, judicial seizure, delivery, contracts, intervenor, leases, conflict of laws, leases Louisiana