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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hoskins v. Wilson 20 N.C. 243 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 22 N.C. 241 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Tucker v. White 22 N.C. 289 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Hauser v. Lash 22 N.C. 212 1839 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Lewis v. Mobley 20 N.C. 323 1839 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 Bail North Carolina
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Johnson v. Richey 5 Miss. 233 1839 0 Trustee dispute Mississippi
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia