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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Phifer v. Phifer 41 N.C. 155 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Trexler v. Miller 41 N.C. 248 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Boyce 32 N.C. 536 1849 0 Unlawful Assembly North Carolina
Patterson v. Powell 15 Ala. 205 1849 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
McCorkle v. Sherrill 41 N.C. 173 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McGowan v. James 20 Miss. 445 1849 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Williams v. Wilson 32 N.C. 482 1849 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bradshaw v. Simpson 41 N.C. 243 1849 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Allen v. Smitherman 41 N.C. 341 1849 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Call v. Ellis 32 N.C. 250 1849 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Witherspoon v. Carmichael 41 N.C. 143 1849 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wilson v. Wilson 41 N.C. 236 1849 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Costin v. Baxter 41 N.C. 197 1849 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Patton v. Bencini 41 N.C. 204 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Fort v. Battle 21 Miss. 133 1849 1 Mississippi
Dannelly v. Speer 7 Ga. 227 1849 1 Georgia
Boarman v. Catlett 21 Miss. 149 1849 1 Mississippi
Commercial Bank v. Lewis 21 Miss. 226 1849 1 Mississippi
Martin v. Terrell 20 Miss. 571 1849 1 Mississippi
Williams v. Stewart 20 Miss. 533 1849 1 Mississippi