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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bach v. Abbott 6 La. Ann. 809 1851 0 Sales, mandates, mortgages, promissory notes, simulation Louisiana
Tilghman v. West 43 N.C. 183 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Green v. Lane 43 N.C. 70 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Rowland v. Walker 18 Ala. 749 1851 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
Evans v. The Governor 18 Ala. 659 1851 0 Levy on property Alabama
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Property during Widowhood Alabama
Lyon v. Lyon 43 N.C. 201 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cox v. Hodge 1 Swan 371 1851 0 Tennessee
Rugely v. Robinson 19 Ala. 404 1851 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Taylor v. Stedman 35 N.C. 97 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Sparkman v. Daughtry 35 N.C. 168 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Houston v. Starnes 34 N.C. 313 1851 0 Action on a covenant North Carolina
Craig v. Miller 34 N.C. 375 1851 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Hales v. Harrison 42 N.C. 298 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gant v. Hunsucker 34 N.C. 254 1851 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Bailey v. Rawley 1 Swan 295 1851 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Bailey v. Carter 42 N.C. 282 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Baird v. Baird 42 N.C. 265 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina