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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. Edwards 1 N.C. 416 1802 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Lavender v. Administrator of Pritchard 3 N.C. 293 1804 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hostler's administrators v. Smith 3 N.C. 305 1804 0 Remedies North Carolina
Johnston v. Williams 1 N.C. 518 1804 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Norfeit v. Harris 1 N.C. 517 1804 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Whitehurst v. Executors of Pritchard 5 N.C. 383 1810 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
M'Kenzie v. Smith 6 N.C. 92 1811 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
M'Gowen v. Chapen 6 N.C. 61 1811 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Spruill v. Spruill 6 N.C. 175 1812 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Strong v. Glasgow 6 N.C. 289 1813 0 Trusts North Carolina
Payne v. Hubbard 5 N.C. 97 1815 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Allen v. Urquhart 19 Tex. 480 1857 0 Sale dispute Texas
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Hamilton v. Pleasants 31 Tex. 638 1869 0 Texas
Craik's Administrators v. Clark 3 N.C. 22 1797 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Starkey's Adm'rs. v. M'Clure 1 N.C. 73 1797 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina