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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Crowell v. Simpson 52 N.C. 285 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Thomas v. State 37 Miss. 353 1859 1 Mississippi
Boardman v. Dean 34 Pa. 252 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Roper v. Roper 58 N.C. 16 1859 1 North Carolina
Veiths v. Hagge 8 Iowa 163 1859 1 Iowa
Springer v. Walters 34 Pa. 328 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Selden, Withers & Co. v. Bank of Commerce 3 Minn. 166 1859 1 Minnesota
Stafford v. Lick 13 Cal. 240 1859 1 California
Wood v. Reeves 58 N.C. 271 1859 1 North Carolina
Gray v. Gibson 6 Mich. 300 1859 1 Michigan
Powers v. Presgroves 38 Miss. 227 1859 1 Mississippi
Baldwin v. Peet, Sims & Co. 22 Tex. 708 1859 1 Texas
Du Pre v. Williams 58 N.C. 96 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gossett v. Weatherly 58 N.C. 46 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Harrell v. Harrell 58 N.C. 229 1859 0 Partition of slaves North Carolina
Graves v. Graves 58 N.C. 280 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Fite v. Lander 52 N.C. 247 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
White ex rel. Lytaker v. Cline 52 N.C. 174 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Wynne v. Latham 51 N.C. 329 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Abrams v. Ervin 9 Iowa 87 1859 1 Iowa