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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lee v. Pindle 12 G. & J. 288 1842 0 Maryland
Abernathy v. Hoke 37 N.C. 157 1842 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Averitt v. Foy 37 N.C. 224 1842 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Whitehurst v. Harker 37 N.C. 292 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Pope v. Eakin 22 Tenn. 413 1842 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Calloway 4 Ark. 94 1842 0 Property post-death dispute Arkansas
Pyeatt v. Spencer 4 Ark. 563 1842 0 Breach of warranty Arkansas
Swain v. Rascoe 25 N.C. 200 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Ownership Dispute Based on Gift Alabama
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Hinklin v. Hamilton 22 Tenn. 569 1842 0 Tennessee
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Snider v. Lackenour 37 N.C. 360 1842 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Morrison v. Kennedy 37 N.C. 379 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Foscue v. Foscue 37 N.C. 321 1842 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Sydney v. State 22 Tenn. 478 1842 0 Tennessee
Calhoun v. Cozens 3 Ala. 498 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Maria v. Edwards 1 Rob. 359 1842 0 Freedom suit, wills, emancipation, witness testimony Louisiana
Bank of the State v. Forney 37 N.C. 181 1842 0 Trusts North Carolina