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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Chandler v. Holland 61 N.C. 598 1868 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Edney v. Bryson 47 N.C. 365 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Jessup v. Johnston 48 N.C. 335 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Barwick v. Wood 48 N.C. 306 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Nicholls v. Holmes 46 N.C. 360 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Burnett v. Roberts 15 N.C. 81 1833 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cotten v. Davis 48 N.C. 355 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Quince v. Nixon 51 N.C. 289 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Barton v. Morphes 13 N.C. 520 1830 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Morgan 13 Ga. 515 1853 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Walden v. McDonald 30 Ga. 542 1860 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Cornett v. Fain 33 Ga. 219 1862 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Whitaker 34 Ga. 6 1864 0 action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Elligood v. Smith 1 Del. Cas. 35 1794 0 Action of triver for an enslaved woman; denied Delaware
McConnell v. Hardeman 15 Ark. 151 1854 0 Action of trespass to personal property Arkansas
Davis v. Hunter 7 Ala. 135 1844 0 Action of trespass for killing a enslaved person Alabama