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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Cooper v. Purvis 46 N.C. 141 1853 0 Action of assumpsit (contracts) North Carolina
Smith v. Kornegay 54 N.C. 40 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Yates v. Cole 54 N.C. 110 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Hyman 46 N.C. 59 1853 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Foust v. Ireland 46 N.C. 184 1853 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Black v. Sanders 46 N.C. 67 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Barnes v. Strong 54 N.C. 100 1853 0 Action of detinue (Wills) North Carolina
Robertson v. Roberts 46 N.C. 74 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. McNair 46 N.C. 180 1853 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Caffey v. Davis 54 N.C. 1 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Corbitt v. Corbitt 54 N.C. 114 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Alvany v. Powell 54 N.C. 35 1853 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Cheeves v. Bell 54 N.C. 234 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Heath v. Gregory 46 N.C. 417 1854 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Dew v. Barnes 54 N.C. 149 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Uzzle v. Wood 54 N.C. 226 1854 0 Trusts North Carolina
Boyett v. Hurst 54 N.C. 166 1854 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gray v. Cooper 65 N.C. 183 1871 0 Action to recover value of a slave North Carolina
Sparks v. Messick 65 N.C. 440 1871 0 Bill of Sale North Carolina
Beebe v. Robbins 8 La. Ann. 470 1852 0 Property, privileges, sales, trusts, conversion Louisiana