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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cannon v. Peebles 24 N.C. 449 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Lee v. Gause 24 N.C. 440 1842 0 Sales North Carolina
Moore's Administrator v. Barrow's Executor 24 N.C. 436 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Baum v. Stevens 24 N.C. 411 1842 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Blackledge v. Clark 24 N.C. 394 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Morrow v. Alexander 24 N.C. 388 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Adams v. Hayes 24 N.C. 361 1842 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Newsom Administrator v. Thompson 24 N.C. 277 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dailey v. Dismal Swamp Canal Co. 24 N.C. 222 1842 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Kinsey v. Rhem 24 N.C. 192 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jacocks v. Mullen 24 N.C. 162 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
John v. State 24 Miss. 569 1852 0 Proving ownership of deceased enslaved man in indictment of another enslaved man for his murder Mississippi
Presley v. Rodgers 24 Miss. 520 1852 0 Conveyance of enslaved persons on whom there is a levy Mississippi
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Confession of enslaved man to theft Mississippi
Gully v. Dunlap 24 Miss. 410 1852 0 Recovery of bond on account of levy and sale of enslaved man Mississippi
Sale v. Saunders 24 Miss. 24 1852 0 Right to possession of enslaved person Mississippi
Hiss v. State 24 Md. 556 1866 0 Maryland
Heirs of Hoover v. York 24 La. Ann. 375 1872 0 Estate/Heirs Louisiana
Oliver v. Stone 24 Ga. 63 1858 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia