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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Spence v. Yellowly 4 N.C. 114 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gaither v. Mumford 4 N.C. 167 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Helme v. Guy 6 N.C. 341 1818 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Armstrong v. Simonton's adm'r 6 N.C. 351 1818 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wright v. Lowe's Executors 6 N.C. 354 1818 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fort v. Fort's Executors 4 N.C. 493 1814 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Casey v. Fonville 5 N.C. 404 1816 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Williams v. Holcombe 4 N.C. 365 1814 0 Hire of a slave North Carolina
Dark v. Marsh 5 N.C. 249 1815 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Sherman v. Russell 4 N.C. 467 1814 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bullock v. Tinnen 5 N.C. 271 1815 0 Gifts North Carolina
Magee v. Gregg 19 Miss. 70 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Hill v. Robertson 24 Miss. 368 1852 0 Right to possession of mortgaged property Mississippi
Curtis v. Hartsfield 4 N.C. 501 1814 0 Sales North Carolina
Pearson v. Fisher 4 N.C. 460 1814 0 Gifts North Carolina
Jones v. Zollicoffer 4 N.C. 376 1814 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cotten v. Powell 5 N.C. 431 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dunwoodie's Ex'ors v. Carrington 5 N.C. 469 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi