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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Higgenbotham v. Rucker 6 Va. 313 1800 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Patterson v. Franklin 34 Va. 590 1836 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Springs v. Erwin 28 N.C. 27 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Administratrix of Ufford v. Lucas 9 N.C. 214 1822 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Southerland v. Webb 15 N.C. 245 1833 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Newsom Administrator v. Thompson 24 N.C. 277 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Moore v. Gwyn 26 N.C. 275 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ormond v. Gibbs 15 N.C. 504 1834 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Elam v. Bass's Executors 18 Va. 301 1814 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Catlett's Ex'or v. Russell 33 Va. 344 1835 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Gordon v. Finlay 10 N.C. 239 1824 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Executors of Mullington v. Shipman 1 N.C. 113 1800 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
McCargo v. Callicott 16 Va. 501 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh's Administratrix v. Beale 18 Va. 186 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Tavenner v. Robinson 41 Va. 280 1843 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hamilton v. Shrewsbury 25 Va. 428 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA