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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 Estates 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
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hopkirk v. McConico 12 F. Cas. 501 1812 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA
Gay v. Moseley 16 Va. 543 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Taylor's Administratrix v. Richards 17 Va. 8 1811 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 Conspiracy to sell a freeperson as a slave United States
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Buie v. Wooten 52 N.C. 441 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Albertson, Douglass & Co. v. Goldsby 28 Ala. 711 1856 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Huff v. Cox 2 Ala. 310 1841 0 Execution of deed Alabama
Ozley v. Ikelheimer 26 Ala. 332 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Gray v. Saffold's Administrators 5 Ark. 637 1844 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 404 1860 0 Action for the detention of a slave North Carolina
Wynns v. Burden 58 N.C. 377 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Williamson v. Williamson 57 N.C. 281 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina