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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Danley v. Rector 10 Ark. 211 1849 0 Gift dispute Arkansas
Barnett v. Barnett 54 N.C. 221 1854 0 Gifts North Carolina
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dardenne v. Hardwick 9 Ark. 482 1849 0 Writ to levy Arkansas
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
Boyce v. Warren 19 N.C. 498 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Vanhook v. Vanhook 21 N.C. 589 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ham v. Ham 21 N.C. 598 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Felton v. Billups 21 N.C. 584 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
United States v. Beddo 4 D.C. 664 1835 0 Fitness of witness United States
United States v. Brockett 2 D.C. 441 1823 0 Liability for assault upon one's slave United States
Harris v. Clapp 1 Minor 328 1824 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Hussey v. Weathersby 51 N.C. 387 1859 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Morrison v. McNeill 51 N.C. 450 1859 0 Fraudulent Conveyance North Carolina