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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Lamb v. Gatlin 22 N.C. 37 1838 0 Estates North Carolina
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Vann v. Hargett 22 N.C. 31 1838 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Dey v. Williams 22 N.C. 66 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fagan v. Jones 22 N.C. 69 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Burkhead v. Colson 22 N.C. 77 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Pearson v. Taylor 20 N.C. 60 1838 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Hunt v. Davis 20 N.C. 42 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina