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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
West v. Dubberly 4 N.C. 38 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Andover v. Inhabitants of Canton 13 Mass. 547 1816 0 Assusmpsit to recover expenses Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Drew's Ex'rs v. Drew 5 N.C. 437 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gilchrist v. Marrow 5 N.C. 607 1816 0 Sales North Carolina
Johnson v. Boon's Heirs 4 Mart. (o.s.) 380 1816 0 Successions, privileges, debts, legitimacy, property Louisiana
West v. Belches 19 Va. 187 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Dunwoodie's Ex'ors v. Carrington 5 N.C. 469 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Haywood v. Craven's Executors 5 N.C. 557 1816 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tilghman v. Steuart 4 H. & J. 156 1816 0 Maryland
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 209 1816 0 Sales, contracts, redhibition, breach, recission, recordation, damages, property Louisiana
Littlejohn v. Underhill's Executor 5 N.C. 574 1816 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Britton v. Browne 5 N.C. 447 1816 0 Sales North Carolina
Forsyth v. Nash 4 Mart. (o.s.) 385 1816 0 Property, sales, recordation, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony, conflict of laws, criminal law Louisiana
Victoire v. Dussuau 4 Mart. (o.s.) 212 1816 0 Parol evidence, contracts, witness testimony, emancipation, freedom suit, capacity, property Louisiana
Crocker v. Watkins 4 Mart. (o.s.) 540 1816 0 Damages, sales, property, seizure, Louisiana
Bore's ex'r. v. Quierry's ex'r. 4 Mart. (o.s.) 545 1816 0 Partnership, property, cohabitation, successions, wills, sales, evidence, contracts Louisiana
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 Recovery for wages United States
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut