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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Hardaway v. Manson 16 Va. 230 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hughes v. Hughes's Executor 16 Va. 209 1811 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Stapler v. Hurt's Executors 16 Ala. 799 1849 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hicks v. Forrest 41 N.C. 528 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Smith v. Wiseman 41 N.C. 540 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Scott's Executor v. Osborne's Executor 16 Va. 413 1811 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Nelson v. Nelson 41 N.C. 409 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Northcott v. Casper 41 N.C. 303 1849 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wiley v. State 1 Swan 256 1851 0 Tennessee
Carswell v. Ware 30 Ga. 267 1860 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Turnage v. Turnage 42 N.C. 127 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Robinson's ex'ors v. Day 46 Va. 55 1848 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Hunter v. Stembridge 12 Ga. 192 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Bailey v. Poindexter's Ex'or 55 Va. 132 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
McLean v. Jackson 34 N.C. 149 1851 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hammond v. State 14 Md. 135 1859 0 Maryland