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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ponton v. Wilmington & Weldon R. Road 51 N.C. 245 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
Holton v. McAllister 51 N.C. 12 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Hannibal 51 N.C. 57 1858 0 Indictment against a slave for carrying firearms North Carolina
Crowder v. Shackelford 35 Miss. 321 1858 0 Division of slaves as property Mississippi
Magee v. Keegan 35 Miss. 244 1858 0 Right to recovery of slaves from ward Mississippi
Beck v. Beck 36 Miss. 72 1858 0 Bill filed for effecting the division of slaves in a will Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
Lockhart v. Luker 36 Miss. 68 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave by defendant Mississippi
Alexander v. Torrence 51 N.C. 260 1858 0 Action of convenant North Carolina
Blount v. Hawkins 57 N.C. 161 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hoover v. Wells 35 Miss. 159 1858 0 Defective conveyance of slaves by wife binding on husband Mississippi
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
Whichard v. Jordan 51 N.C. 54 1858 0 Action of debt North Carolina
High Shoals Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Grier 57 N.C. 132 1858 0 Mortgages & Deeds of Trust North Carolina
Gilreath v. Gilreath 57 N.C. 142 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Derr v. McGinnis 57 N.C. 139 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Mitchell v. Mitchell 35 Miss. 108 1858 0 Entitlement of wife to her separate estate consisting of money and slaves Mississippi
Stone v. Montgomery 35 Miss. 83 1858 0 Enjoinment of property Mississippi
Edney v. Edney 57 N.C. 127 1858 0 Bonds & Sureties North Carolina