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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphy v. Ray 73 N.C. 588 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wood v. Cherry 73 N.C. 110 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Barlow v. Norfleet 72 N.C. 535 1875 0 Action to recover value of a slave North Carolina
Russ v. Jones 72 N.C. 52 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Love v. Johnston 72 N.C. 415 1875 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Cobb v. Henderson 72 N.C. 374 1875 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bynum v. Hill 71 N.C. 319 1874 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Action of tort for illegally seizing alleged slave Massachusetts
Jones v. Woods 70 N.C. 447 1874 0 Statute of limitations North Carolina
State v. Whitfield 70 N.C. 356 1874 0 Larceny North Carolina
Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Bradford 6 W. Va. 220 1873 0 West Virginia
Selden v. King 6 Va. 72 1799 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Owen 6 Va. 520 1801 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Drummond v. Sneed 6 Va. 491 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Wallace v. Taliaferro 6 Va. 447 1800 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Campbell 6 Va. 421 1800 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
Rose v. Murchie 6 Va. 409 1800 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pleasants v. Pleasants 6 Va. 319 1800 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Walthall v. Johnston 6 Va. 275 1800 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Eppes v. Randolph 6 Va. 125 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA