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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Barnett v. Barnett 54 N.C. 221 1854 0 Gifts North Carolina
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Grandison v. State 21 Tenn. 451 1841 0 Tennessee
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Jerry v. Townshend 9 Md. 145 1856 0 Maryland
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
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
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Porter v. Thomas 23 Ga. 467 1857 0 Will and Trust Suprem Court of Georgia