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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Reid 51 N.C. 494 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hotchkiss v. Thomas 51 N.C. 537 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Calloway v. Bryan 51 N.C. 569 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
State v. Hannibal 51 N.C. 57 1858 0 Indictment against a slave for carrying firearms North Carolina
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. McDaniel 51 Tenn. 545 1871 0 Tennessee
Johnson's Ex'x v. Jennings' Adm'r 51 Va. 1 1853 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. King 51 Va. 184 1853 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Phllips v. Martiney's Ex'or 51 Va. 333 1853 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Foster's Adm'r v. Fosters 51 Va. 485 1853 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Nichols v. Campbell 51 Va. 560 1854 0 Action in detinue SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Baird 52 N.C. 152 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Hurdle v. Richardson 52 N.C. 16 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
White ex rel. Lytaker v. Cline 52 N.C. 174 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Willis 52 N.C. 190 1859 0 Burglary North Carolina
Wooten v. Jarman 52 N.C. 238 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Long 52 N.C. 24 1859 0 Indictment for trading with a slave North Carolina
Freshwater v. Nichols 52 N.C. 251 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 255 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina