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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Woodly 47 N.C. 276 1855 0 Indicment for concealing a slave North Carolina
Brock v. King 47 N.C. 302 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Long v. Wright 47 N.C. 140 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Reeves v. Cox 47 N.C. 465 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Porterfield v. Greenwood 10 La. Ann. 51 1855 0 Sales, seizure, title, debts Louisiana
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lewis v. Peets 10 La. Ann. 489 1855 0 Parol evidence, redhibition, sales Louisiana
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Estate dispute Texas
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640 1855 0 Dispute RE infant slave Texas
Cureton v. Moore 55 N.C. 204 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Reeves v. Edwards 47 N.C. 457 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Foulkes v. Foulkes 55 N.C. 260 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina