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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Ben 8 N.C. 434 1821 0 Burglary North Carolina
Executors of Walker v. Campbell 8 N.C. 304 1821 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Smith v. Niel 8 N.C. 341 1821 0 Fraudulent Conveyance North Carolina
Trotter v. Howard 8 N.C. 320 1821 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Edwards v. Massey 8 N.C. 359 1821 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gibbons v. Morse 7 N.J.L. 253 1821 Recovery for value of slave New Jersey
Palmer v. Popelston 8 N.C. 307 1821 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Executor of Lynch v. Ashe 8 N.C. 338 1821 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Barnett v. Sam 21 Va. 232 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hall v. Mullin 5 H. & J. 190 1821 0 Maryland
Trent v. Trent's Executrix 21 Va. 174 1821 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
George v. Richardson 21 Va. 230 1821 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hughes v. Milly 5 H. & J. 310 1821 0 0 Maryland
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Garrett v. Stuart 12 S.C.L. 514 1821 0 South Carolina
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 ?? General Ct of VA
Culver v. Shriner 5 H. & J. 218 1821 0 0 Maryland
Taylor v. Sorsby 1 Miss. 97 1821 0 Action for stealing slaves Mississippi
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Case of Jones 2 Del. Cas. 622 1821 0 Order of replevein of three kidnapped enslaved individuals Delaware