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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Freeman v. Lewis 27 N.C. 91 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
McGee v. Hussey 27 N.C. 255 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Simpson's Executors v. Boswell 27 N.C. 49 1844 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Buie v. Kelly 27 N.C. 169 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Guyther v. Taylor 38 N.C. 323 1844 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Mann 27 N.C. 45 1844 0 Indictment for assault North Carolina
Cowan v. Tucker 27 N.C. 78 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Heathman v. Joseph Hall 38 N.C. 414 1844 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Cowles v. Buchanan 38 N.C. 374 1844 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Leigh v. Smith 38 N.C. 442 1844 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Gordon v. Holland 38 N.C. 362 1844 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Macon v. State 23 Tenn. 421 1844 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Richardson 10 Miss. 90 1844 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Kemp v. Porter 7 Ala. 138 1844 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Gookin v. Graham 24 Tenn. 480 1844 0 Tennessee
Winston v. Metcalf 6 Ala. 756 1844 0 Note of sale dispute Alabama
Kevan v. Branch 42 Va. 275 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Phœbe v. Boggess 42 Va. 129 1844 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Whiting v. Rust 42 Va. 483 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slaves General Ct. of VA