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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Whitfield v. Hill 58 N.C. 316 1860 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Campbell v. Holt 115 U.S. 620 1885 0 Wills & Estates United States
Ross's Executors v. Holtzman 3 D.C. 391 1828 0 Replevin United States
Brown v. Constant Gray 51 N.C. 103 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
Hayes v. Goode 34 Va. 452 1836 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Davis v. Marcum 57 N.C. 189 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
M'Clenahans v. Hannah 18 Va. 499 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Shelton v. Barbour 2 Va. 64 1795 0 Action of trespass, assault and battery, & false imprisonment SC of Appeals VA
Coutts v. Greenhow 16 Va. 363 1811 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
Gregory v. Baugh 29 Va. 665 1831 0 Action of freedom SC of Appeals VA
Brock v. Philips 2 Va. 68 1795 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Administratrix of Brown 2 Va. 151 1795 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lee v. Cooke 1 Va. 306 1794 0 Action of covenant SC of Appeals VA
Applebury v. Anthony's Executors 1 Va. 287 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 Selling Liquor to 'negroes' in a public manner. /Disorderly House United States
Outlaw v. Hurdle 46 N.C. 150 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts