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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tucker v. White 22 N.C. 289 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 22 N.C. 241 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hoskins v. Wilson 20 N.C. 243 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cloud v. Martin 22 N.C. 274 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Petroux v. Chasal 13 La. 459 1839 0 Sales, recission, redhibition Louisiana
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 Sales North Carolina
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Watson v. Ogburn 22 N.C. 353 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Pickard v. Brewer 22 N.C. 428 1839 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi