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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Leigh v. Meurice 6 La. Ann. 476 1851 0 Conversion, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Norton v. Linton 18 Ala. 690 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Enforcement of a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Allen v. Bryant 42 N.C. 276 1851 0 Trusts North Carolina
State v. Presnell 34 N.C. 103 1851 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Tabb's Adm'r v. Archer's Adm'r 48 Va. 408 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pitt v. Petway 34 N.C. 69 1851 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hilborn v. Hester 43 N.C. 55 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hudson v. Pierce 43 N.C. 126 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hooks v. Lee 43 N.C. 157 1851 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
McEntyre v. McEntyre 34 N.C. 299 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
McLean v. Jackson 34 N.C. 149 1851 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wiley v. State 1 Swan 256 1851 0 Tennessee
Sparkman v. Daughtry 35 N.C. 168 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Bailey v. Carter 42 N.C. 282 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Baird v. Baird 42 N.C. 265 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Simpson v. McKay 34 N.C. 141 1851 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Motley v. Motley 42 N.C. 211 1851 0 Contracts North Carolina
Morgan v. Morgan 10 Ga. 297 1851 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia