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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. American Colonization Society 12 Miss. 670 1845 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Harney v. Pack 12 Miss. 229 1845 0 Deed of trust dispute Mississippi
Whitehead v. Lassiter 57 N.C. 79 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bell v. Tombigbee Railroad 12 Miss. 549 1845 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Brown v. Wilcox 147 Ga. 546 1918 0 Slaves levied as property to satisfy an unpaid debt Georgia
Wynne v. Latham 51 N.C. 329 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Page v. Luther 51 N.C. 413 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Fairbairn v. Fisher 57 N.C. 390 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McKeil v. Cutlar's Administrator 57 N.C. 381 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Quince v. Nixon 51 N.C. 289 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Davis v. Hall 57 N.C. 403 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McAlister v. Holton 51 N.C. 331 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Smith v. Reid 51 N.C. 494 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
George v. Smith 51 N.C. 273 1859 0 Contracts North Carolina
Brewer v. Church 57 N.C. 418 1859 0 Contracts North Carolina
Calloway v. Bryan 51 N.C. 569 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Elliott v. Posten 57 N.C. 433 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hotchkiss v. Thomas 51 N.C. 537 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Parker v. Parker 57 N.C. 439 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ingraham & Baker v. Russell 4 Miss. 304 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi