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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Skinner v. Wynne 55 N.C. 41 1854 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Hoomes v. Kuhn 8 Va. 274 1792 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Davis 1 Va. 69 1792 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 Witnesses United States
Phillips v. McGrew 13 Ala. 255 1848 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Reno's Executors v. Davis 14 Va. 283 1809 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Boisseau v. Aldridges 32 Va. 222 1834 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Mayor of Alexandria v. Chapman 14 Va. 270 1809 0 Municipal Corporations SC of Appeals VA
Pollard v. Baylor's Devisees 14 Va. 223 1809 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Syme v. Montague 14 Va. 180 1809 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Thilman 7 Va. 3 1801 0 Malicious Prosecution SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Campbell 6 Va. 421 1800 0 Mortgages SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Johnson 4 D.C. 303 1833 0 Aiding and Abetting Slave Removal United States
Williamson v. Williamson 57 N.C. 281 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Leonard v. State 229 Ga. 817 1972 0 Sale of Enslaved Persons Georgia