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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Hamlin v. Alston 18 N.C. 479 1836 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Robards v. Jones 26 N.C. 53 1843 0 Action of detine North Carolina
Cantrell v. Pinkney 30 N.C. 436 1848 0 Action of detbt North Carolina
Barrow v. Pender 7 N.C. 483 1819 0 Action of deitnue North Carolina
Small v. Pool 30 N.C. 47 1847 0 Action of deceit North Carolina
Walton v. Jordan 23 Ga. 420 1857 0 Action of deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Haralson v. Walker 23 Ark. 415 1861 0 Action of debt on enslaved person Arkansas
Miller v. Crews 29 Va. 576 1831 0 Action of debt (mortgages) SC of Appeals VA
Isom v. Johns 16 Va. 272 1811 0 Action of debt / assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Royster v. Leake 16 Va. 280 1811 0 Action of debt (?) SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Pendleton 14 Va. 436 1809 0 Action of debt ? SC of Chancery VA
Wilcox v. Hubard 18 Va. 346 1815 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Dabney v. Green 14 Va. 101 1809 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Wright v. Wright 14 Va. 452 1809 0 Action of debt ? SC of Chancery VA
Commonwealth v. Hewitt 12 Va. 181 1808 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Shackleford 25 Va. 5 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Nimmo's Executor v. Commonwealth 14 Va. 57 1809 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Garland v. Rives 25 Va. 282 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA