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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Purchase of slaves after probate Mississippi
Carver v. Hallett 26 Ala. 722 1855 1 Alabama
Cook v. Thornhill 13 Tex. 293 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Suit for recovery of slaves Mississippi
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Parish v. Merritt 48 N.C. 38 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Stimpson v. Fries 55 N.C. 156 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Woodly 47 N.C. 276 1855 0 Indicment for concealing a slave North Carolina
Weatherly v. Miller 47 N.C. 166 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Brock v. King 47 N.C. 302 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Long v. Wright 47 N.C. 140 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Reeves v. Cox 47 N.C. 465 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina