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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Easton v. Easton 42 N.C. 98 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hooks v. Lee 42 N.C. 83 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Melvin v. Robinson 42 N.C. 80 1850 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McLeran v. McKethan 42 N.C. 70 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brown v. Brown 42 N.C. 30 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bailey v. Carter 42 N.C. 282 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Allen v. Bryant 42 N.C. 276 1851 0 Trusts North Carolina
Baird v. Baird 42 N.C. 265 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Motley v. Motley 42 N.C. 211 1851 0 Contracts North Carolina
Clagon v. Veasey 42 N.C. 175 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hanner v. Winburn 42 N.C. 142 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Turnage v. Turnage 42 N.C. 127 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harris v. Harris 42 N.C. 111 1850 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Shaw v. Brown 42 Miss. 309 1868 0 Proving emancipation of enslaved people carried out of state by emancipation Mississippi
Barnum v. Barnum 42 Md. 251 1875 0 Maryland
Logan v. Goodall 42 Ga. 95 1871 0 Trust and Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Ellis v. Rachels 42 Ga. 175 1871 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Weaver v. Lapsley 42 Ala. 601 1868 0 Contract Dispute over Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Bradford v. Howell 42 Ala. 422 1868 0 Conversion Alabama