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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wright v. Lowe's Executors 6 N.C. 354 1818 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harry v. Decker 1 Miss. 36 1818 0 Question of freedom for slave Mississippi
Givens v. Manns 20 Va. 191 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Greshams v. Gresham 20 Va. 187 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Chew Executor of Wormeley v. Moffett 20 Va. 120 1818 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fishwick's Adm'r. v. Sewell 4 H. & J. 393 1818 0 Maryland
Bennett v. Hardaway 20 Va. 125 1818 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Hannah v. Sparkes 4 H. & J. 310 1818 0 Maryland
Abraham v. Matthews 20 Va. 159 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
President v. Hodgson 20 Va. 163 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Powell v. Executor of Powell 6 N.C. 326 1818 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lewis v. Thornton 20 Va. 87 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Bolling v. Robertson 20 Va. 220 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Lynch v. Hill 20 Va. 114 1818 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Gardner v. Harbour 5 Mart. (o.s.) 408 1818 0 Wills, successions, property, partition Louisiana
Pierce v. Grays 5 Mart. (o.s.) 367 1818 0 Sales, property, donations inter vivos, revocation, parol evidence Louisiana
Zanico v. Habine 5 Mart. (o.s.) 372 1818 0 Sales, seizure, statutory interpretation, evidence, property, recission, redhibition, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Highlander v. Fluke 5 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1818 0 Property, seizure, sales, consideration, witness testimony, fraud, debts Louisiana
Jourdan v. Patton 5 Mart. (o.s.) 615 1818 0 Torts, damages, indemnification, property Louisiana
Peytavin v. Hopkins 5 Mart. (o.s.) 438 1818 0 Debts, mortgages, property, seizure, sales, privileges, successions, hearsay Louisiana