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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Tom v. Ernest 15 La. Ann. 44 1860 0 Property, Successions, Louisiana
Cooke v. Thornhill 16 Tex. 177 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Murphy v. Ray 73 N.C. 588 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Hill 71 N.C. 319 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wood v. Cherry 73 N.C. 110 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cobb v. Henderson 72 N.C. 374 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Russ v. Jones 72 N.C. 52 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Woods 70 N.C. 447 1874 0 Statute of limitations North Carolina
Green v. Green 69 N.C. 25 1873 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Pettis v. Smith 69 N.C. 3 1873 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Walker v. Sharpe 68 N.C. 363 1873 0 Trusts North Carolina
Pullen v. Hutchins 67 N.C. 428 1872 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Love v. Johnston 72 N.C. 415 1875 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Adams 65 N.C. 537 1871 0 Fornication & Adultery North Carolina
Hilliard v. Moore 65 N.C. 540 1871 0 Promissory Note North Carolina
Todd v. Trott 64 N.C. 280 1870 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Mitchener v. Atkinson 63 N.C. 585 1869 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Robinson v. McIver 63 N.C. 645 1869 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
March v. Phelps 61 N.C. 560 1868 0 Bill of sale North Carolina
Rogers v. Hinton 63 N.C. 78 1868 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina