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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Reeves v. Cox 47 N.C. 465 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Edney v. Bryson 47 N.C. 365 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Doe on demise of Drake v. Merrill 47 N.C. 368 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cureton v. Moore 55 N.C. 204 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Dunlap v. Hales 47 N.C. 381 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Reeves v. Edwards 47 N.C. 457 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Trustees of the University of North Carolina v. Maultsby 55 N.C. 241 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Gerkins v. Williams 48 N.C. 11 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Foulkes v. Foulkes 55 N.C. 260 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi