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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Doe ex dem. Hoyle v. Stowe 13 N.C. 318 1830 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Reeves v. Reeves 16 N.C. 386 1830 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Peterson v. Williamson 13 N.C. 326 1830 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Poindexter v. McCannon 16 N.C. 373 1830 0 Sales North Carolina
Perry v. Rhodes 6 N.C. 140 1812 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bateman v. Bateman 6 N.C. 97 1812 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 Aiding and Abetting Slave Removal United States
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Leonard v. State 229 Ga. 817 1972 0 Sale of Enslaved Persons Georgia
Smith v. Yeates 12 N.C. 302 1827 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hamrick v. Hogg 12 N.C. 350 1827 0 Fraud North Carolina
Dawson v. Dawson 16 N.C. 93 1827 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Howett v. Alexander 12 N.C. 431 1828 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Liles v. Fleming 16 N.C. 185 1828 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Ervine v. Dotton 20 Va. 231 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Mercer v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 144 1818 0 Sale of a free man General Ct of VA
Cabell's Executors v. Megginson's Administrators 20 Va. 202 1818 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA