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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthis v. Rhea 23 N.C. 394 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bethune v. Terry 36 N.C. 397 1841 0 Sales North Carolina
Miller v. Bingham 36 N.C. 423 1841 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Cole v. Cole 23 N.C. 460 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Duncan v. Wright 38 Va. 542 1841 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Rowland's Administrator v. Rowland 24 N.C. 61 1841 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Cobb v. Fogalman 23 N.C. 440 1841 0 Fraud North Carolina
Parker v. Hinson 36 N.C. 381 1841 0 Gifts North Carolina
Anderson's Ex'ors v. Anderson 38 Va. 616 1841 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Myers v. Peek's Administrator 2 Ala. 648 1841 0 Trover Alabama
Clark v. Williams 21 Tenn. 303 1841 1 Tennessee
Robinson & Meem v. Burks 39 Va. 378 1841 1 Virginia
Hearne v. Kevan & Hamilton 37 N.C. 34 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Puckett v. James 21 Tenn. 565 1841 0 Tennessee
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Trustees of the Poor v. Hall 3 Del. 322 1841 0 Failure to provide funding for an enslaved indivudual and if defendant was liable Delaware
Little v. Marsh 37 N.C. 18 1841 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Comfort v. Mather 2 Watts & Serg. 450 1841 1 Pennsylvania
Ritter v. Fox 6 Whart. 99 1841 1 Pennsylvania
M'Laurin v. Wright 37 N.C. 94 1841 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina