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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lyon v. Leavitt 3 Ala. 430 1842 1 Alabama
Cox v. Wilson 24 N.C. 234 1842 0 Action to recover a slave North Carolina
Boyd v. Hawkins 37 N.C. 304 1842 0 Trusts North Carolina
Bozman v. Brown 7 Miss. 349 1842 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Jacobs v. Locke 37 N.C. 286 1842 0 Contracts North Carolina
Forbes v. Hill 1 Dallam 486 1842 0 Levy on slaves dispute Texas
McAnulty v. Bingaman 7 Miss. 382 1842 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Foscue v. Foscue 37 N.C. 321 1842 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Morrison v. Kennedy 37 N.C. 379 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Philbrick v. Holloway 7 Miss. 91 1842 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Snider v. Lackenour 37 N.C. 360 1842 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Porter v. Porter 22 Tenn. 586 1842 0 Tennessee
Bryan v. Lofftus's Adm'rs 40 Va. 12 1842 1 Virginia
Barnard v. Erwin 2 Rob. 407 1842 1 Louisiana
Green v. Harris 25 N.C. 210 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Campbell's Adm'x v. Montgomery 40 Va. 392 1842 1 Virginia
Rand v. Hubbard 45 Mass. 252 1842 1 Massachusetts
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Hunt 45 Mass. 111 1842 1 Massachusetts