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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Benton v. Saunders 44 N.C. 360 1853 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hilliard v. Kearney 45 N.C. 221 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Marrow v. Marrow 45 N.C. 148 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cooper v. Peck 22 Ala. 406 1853 0 Levy on a enslaved person Alabama
Alvany v. Powell 54 N.C. 35 1853 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Corbitt v. Corbitt 54 N.C. 114 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Caffey v. Davis 54 N.C. 1 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. McNair 46 N.C. 180 1853 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Robertson v. Roberts 46 N.C. 74 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Barnes v. Strong 54 N.C. 100 1853 0 Action of detinue (Wills) North Carolina
Black v. Sanders 46 N.C. 67 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Foust v. Ireland 46 N.C. 184 1853 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Hyman 46 N.C. 59 1853 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Hunter v. Green 22 Ala. 329 1853 0 Recovery of Enslaved Personsfrom the Estate Alabama
Yates v. Cole 54 N.C. 110 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Attempt to enforce an illegal contract Mississippi
Smith v. Kornegay 54 N.C. 40 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cooper v. Purvis 46 N.C. 141 1853 0 Action of assumpsit (contracts) North Carolina
Arrington v. Yarbrough 54 N.C. 72 1853 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved person Alabama