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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Williamson v. Farley 21 Va. 15 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
McLean v. Nelson 46 N.C. 396 1854 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Alston v. Hamlin 19 N.C. 115 1836 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brockenbrough v. Ward's Administrator 25 Va. 352 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Sasser 18 N.C. 452 1836 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bailey v. Moore 60 N.C. 86 1863 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Watson v. Orr 14 N.C. 161 1831 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gay v. Moseley 16 Va. 543 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Robertson v. Ewell 17 Va. 1 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Satterwhite v. Hicks 44 N.C. 105 1852 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gathings v. Williams 27 N.C. 487 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Thomas v. Soper 19 Va. 28 1816 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Faulkner's Administratrix v. Brockenbrough 25 Va. 246 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Burnley v. Lambert 1 Va. 308 1794 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Blalock 31 Ala. 180 1857 0 Action of detinue between estates Alabama
Stringer v. Jacobs 9 Ark. 497 1849 0 Action of detinue for a enslaved person Arkansas
May v. Jameson 11 Ark. 368 1850 0 Action of detinue for a enslaved person Arkansas
Blackburn v. Morton 18 Ark. 384 1857 0 Action of detinue for a enslaved person Arkansas
Magee v. Harrington 21 Miss. 403 1850 0 Action of detinue for a slave Mississippi