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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Scales v. Scales 59 N.C. 163 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hill v. Williams 59 N.C. 242 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Otts v. Alderson 18 Miss. 476 1848 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Hundley v. Mount 16 Miss. 387 1847 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Watson v. Dickens 20 Miss. 608 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
State v. Peter 53 N.C. 346 1861 0 Taxes North Carolina
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Bill of sale for slaves dispute Mississippi
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Carter v. Burris 18 Miss. 527 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Grand Gulf Railroad & Banking Co. ex rel. Ingraham v. Conger 17 Miss. 505 1848 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Pearson v. Moreland 15 Miss. 609 1846 0 Recovery of debt dispute Mississippi
Hardy v. Smith 11 Miss. 316 1844 0 Action to recover slave Mississippi
James v. Dowell 15 Miss. 333 1846 0 False warranty of slave dispute Mississippi
Gayden v. Marshall 16 Miss. 489 1847 0 Levy on slave Mississippi
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States