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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 Bail North Carolina
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
McMurran v. Soria 5 Miss. 154 1839 0 Note of sale dispute Mississippi
Johnson v. Richey 5 Miss. 233 1839 0 Trustee dispute Mississippi
Phillips v. Lane 5 Miss. 122 1839 0 Conversion of property dispute Mississippi
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Martial property dispute Mississippi
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Marshall v. Fulgham 5 Miss. 216 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee