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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Outlaw v. Hurdle 46 N.C. 150 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilson v. Allen 54 N.C. 24 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McClees v. Sikes 46 N.C. 310 1854 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Barnett v. Barnett 54 N.C. 221 1854 0 Gifts North Carolina
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Danzell v. Webquish 108 Mass. 133 1871 0 Estate Dispute Massachusetts
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Sugg v. Burgess 2 Stew. 509 1830 0 Levy on execution of a negro Alabama
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States