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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilpin v. Smith 19 Miss. 109 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Torrey v. Grant 18 Miss. 89 1848 0 Sale of property dispute Mississippi
Cullum v. Bloodgood 15 Ala. 34 1848 1 Alabama
Ellis v. Abercrombie ex rel. Stephens 18 Miss. 474 1848 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Henry v. Henry 31 N.C. 278 1848 0 Accounts North Carolina
Jones v. Leake 19 Miss. 591 1848 0 Debt dispute Mississippi
Taylor v. Rostrop 3 La. Ann. 100 1848 0 Hypothecary action, mortgages, sales, emancipation Louisiana
McCraw v. Fleming 40 N.C. 348 1848 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Howell v. Howell 40 N.C. 258 1848 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Draughan v. Bunting 31 N.C. 10 1848 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Graham v. Little 40 N.C. 407 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Williams 31 N.C. 140 1848 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Torrey v. Fisk 18 Miss. 590 1848 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Davis 30 N.C. 508 1848 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hopkins v. Webb 28 Tenn. 519 1848 1 Tennessee
Willis v. Butler 37 N.C. 145 1848 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Post 21 N.J.L. 699 1848 Recovery of body New Jersey
Shepherd v. Newkirk 21 N.J.L. 302 1848 Insurance dispute New Jersey
Warren v. Dickerson 3 Tex. 460 1848 0 Marital property dispute Texas
Ferguson v. Applenhite 18 Miss. 301 1848 0 Deed dispute Mississippi