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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Quesnel v. Woodlief 10 Va. 218 1796 1 Virginia
England v. Witherspoon 2 N.C. 414 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Eaves v. Ex'r of Starkey 1 N.C. 45 1796 0 Accounts North Carolina
State v. Johnston 2 N.C. 338 1796 0 Sheriff's sales North Carolina
Lewis v. Hynes 2 N.C. 320 1796 0 Descent & distribution North Carolina
Whitbie's Administrators v. Frazier 2 N.C. 317 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Murfree v. Redding 2 N.C. 318 1796 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cox v. Dove 1 N.C. 43 1796 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Parker v. Phillips 2 N.C. 519 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Arnold v. Bell 2 N.C. 456 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hodges v. Blount 2 N.C. 478 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Ellmore v. Mills 2 N.C. 412 1796 0 Statute of limitations North Carolina
Porter v. McClure 2 N.C. 413 1796 0 Sales North Carolina
Solomon Walker's Administrators v. Hawkins 2 N.C. 458 1796 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Knight v. Thomas 2 N.C. 333 1796 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Alston v. Taylor 2 N.C. 439 1796 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Elliott v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 87 1796 0 Debt repayment, asked the exclusion of 4 enslaved individuals Delaware
Young v. Skipwith 2 Va. 300 1796 1 Virginia
Ruffin v. Pendleton 2 Va. 184 1796 1 Virginia