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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Butler v. Smith 35 Miss. 457 1858 1 Mississippi
Williams v. Houston 57 N.C. 277 1858 0 Trusts North Carolina
Johnson v. Dunn 51 N.C. 122 1858 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
McBride v. Williams 57 N.C. 268 1858 0 Marriage Settlement North Carolina
Smith v. Smith 57 N.C. 303 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Pierson v. Hammond 22 Tex. 585 1858 0 Texas
Callihan v. Johnson 22 Tex. 596 1858 1 Texas
Dunlap v. Ingram 57 N.C. 178 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jenkins v. Hall 57 N.C. 334 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Bill 51 N.C. 34 1858 0 Burglary North Carolina
Worth v. Atkins 57 N.C. 272 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Holderness v. Palmer 57 N.C. 107 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McRary v. Fries 57 N.C. 233 1858 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Ponton v. Wilmington & Weldon R. Road 51 N.C. 245 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
Purnell v. Dudley 57 N.C. 203 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Baird 57 N.C. 167 1858 0 Contracts North Carolina
Holton v. McAllister 51 N.C. 12 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Poyner v. McRae 50 N.C. 276 1858 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
State v. Hannibal 51 N.C. 57 1858 0 Indictment against a slave for carrying firearms North Carolina
Low v. Henry 9 Cal. 538 1858 1 California