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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
Gregory v. Baugh 29 Va. 665 1831 0 Action of freedom SC of Appeals VA
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Savage v. Benham 11 Ala. 49 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Danzell v. Webquish 108 Mass. 133 1871 0 Estate Dispute Massachusetts
Rowland's Adm'rs v. Shelton 25 Ala. 217 1854 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Crandall v. State 10 Conn. 339 1834 0 Harbouring slave Connecticut
Strong v. Middleton 51 Ga. 462 1874 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Michigan