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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bridges v. Moye 45 N.C. 170 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Dupree v. Dupree 45 N.C. 164 1853 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Sample v. Bell 44 N.C. 338 1853 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cobb v. Hines 44 N.C. 350 1853 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Croom v. Whitfield 45 N.C. 143 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Joyner v. Denny 45 N.C. 176 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McLean v. McDaniel 44 N.C. 203 1853 0 Suit by attachment North Carolina
State v. Groves 44 N.C. 191 1853 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Archer v. Jones 26 Miss. 583 1853 0 Account for hire of enslaved persons Mississippi
Felder v. Wall 26 Miss. 595 1853 0 Account to be taken by copartners in business venture Mississippi
Lyon v. Knott 26 Miss. 548 1853 0 Ownership of enslaved persons Mississippi
Varner v. Gregg 26 Miss. 590 1853 0 Legal title to enslaved person Mississippi
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Fraudulent possession of enslaved persons Mississippi
Newhouse v. Godwin 17 Barb. 236 1853 1 New York
Grinstead v. Foute 26 Miss. 476 1853 0 Action founded on writing promising to hire and care for enslaved persons Mississippi
McLauren v. Graham 26 Miss. 400 1853 0 Attempt to enforce an illegal contract Mississippi
Jones v. Donald 26 Miss. 461 1853 0 Lawsuit for carrying an enslaved person out of the state Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 26 Miss. 474 1853 0 Tax on person who sold enslaved persons for a living Mississippi
Tarleton v. Goldthwaite's Heirs 23 Ala. 346 1853 1 Alabama
Robbins v. McMillan 26 Miss. 434 1853 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi