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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Maxwell v. Maxwell 43 N.C. 25 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Anonymous 2 N.C. 259 1795 0 Estates North Carolina
Sanders v. Jones 43 N.C. 246 1852 0 Estates North Carolina
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Sellars v. Ashford 37 N.C. 104 1841 0 Estates North Carolina
Baker v. Carson 21 N.C. 381 1836 0 Estates North Carolina
Bird v. Graham 21 N.C. 168 1835 0 Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Wilson v. McElroy 10 Miss. 241 1844 0 Estate property sale dispute Mississippi
Green v. Green 11 Miss. 256 1844 0 Estate property dispute Mississippi
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Estate plan Mississippi
Moore v. Rider 2 Del. Cas. 324 1817 0 Estate issue of the continuation of passing on enslaved individuals from 20 years ago Delaware
Heirs of Hoover v. York 24 La. Ann. 375 1872 0 Estate/Heirs Louisiana
Garland v. Rowan 10 Miss. 617 1844 0 Estate distrubtion dispute Mississippi
Stone v. Spillman 16 Tex. 432 1856 0 Estate dispute - Recovery of slaves Texas
Danzell v. Webquish 108 Mass. 133 1871 0 Estate Dispute Massachusetts
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Estate dispute Texas
Quine v. Quine 17 Miss. 155 1847 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Jones v. Perkins 8 Tex. 337 1852 0 Estate dispute Texas
Caruthers v. Wilson 9 Miss. 527 1844 0 Estate dispute Mississippi