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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Alvany v. Powell 54 N.C. 35 1853 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Hilliard v. Kearney 45 N.C. 221 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kendall v. Stoker 45 N.C. 207 1853 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
State v. Tom 44 N.C. 214 1853 0 Forgery North Carolina
Thacker v. Saunders 45 N.C. 145 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
In re Champion 45 N.C. 246 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McNeely v. Steele 45 N.C. 240 1853 0 Trusts North Carolina
Henderson v. Henderson 46 N.C. 221 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Thigpen v. Pitt 54 N.C. 49 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dupree v. Dupree 45 N.C. 164 1853 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Sample v. Bell 44 N.C. 338 1853 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Croom v. Whitfield 45 N.C. 143 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Joyner v. Denny 45 N.C. 176 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lay's Executor v. Lawson's Adm'r 23 Ala. 377 1853 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Mims v. Sturdevant 23 Ala. 664 1853 0 Property dispute Alabama
Marriott v. Badger 5 Md. 306 1853 0 Maryland
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
Cole v. Ensor 3 Md. 446 1853 0 Maryland
Harrington v. Harrington 15 Ga. 561 1854 0 Bill for sale of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Smith 11 Tex. 620 1854 1 Recovery of a slave Texas