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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi
Fagan v. Jones 22 N.C. 69 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dey v. Williams 22 N.C. 66 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Caldwell v. Smith 20 N.C. 64 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Vann v. Hargett 22 N.C. 31 1838 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lamb v. Gatlin 22 N.C. 37 1838 0 Estates North Carolina
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Bradshaw v. Ellis 22 N.C. 20 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Foscue v. Foscue 22 N.C. 65 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ricks v. Dillahunty 8 Port. 133 1838 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Hines v. Spruill 22 N.C. 93 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Hunt v. Davis 20 N.C. 42 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina
Bunting v. Ricks 22 N.C. 130 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Whitesides v. Williams 22 N.C. 153 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina