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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Powell v. McDonald 42 N.C. 58 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McLeran v. McKethan 42 N.C. 70 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Caffey v. Rankin 33 N.C. 449 1850 0 Petition to emancipate a slave North Carolina
Thurman v. State 18 Ala. 276 1850 0 Indictment for the Rape of a White Woman Alabama
Hanner v. Winburn 42 N.C. 142 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Tarkinton v. Latham 33 N.C. 596 1850 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Simpson v. King 33 N.C. 377 1850 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Horton v. Moseley 17 Ala. 794 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Griffin v. Richardson 33 N.C. 439 1850 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Governor v. Campbell 17 Ala. 566 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hooks v. Lee 42 N.C. 83 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Headen v. Headen 42 N.C. 159 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Jones' Ex'rs v. Hoskins 18 Ala. 489 1850 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bohannon v. Chapman 17 Ala. 696 1850 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Johnson v. State 17 Ala. 618 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
McCartney v. Calhoun 17 Ala. 301 1850 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Walker v. Walker 17 Ala. 396 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Thomas v. Degraffenreid 17 Ala. 602 1850 0 Right of Property Alabama
Hopper v. McWhorter 18 Ala. 229 1850 0 Trover Alabama
Gunn v. Barrow 17 Ala. 743 1850 0 Dispute over Will Alabama