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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
West v. Dubberly 4 N.C. 38 1816 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Massey v. Massey's Lessee 4 H. & J. 141 1816 0 Maryland
Foute v. State 4 Tenn. 99 1816 1 Tennessee
White v. Cox 4 Tenn. 80 1816 1 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Martin's Executors 19 Va. 117 1816 1 Virginia
Garland v. Bugg 19 Va. 166 1816 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Carter's Executor v. Carter 19 Va. 108 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Forsyth v. Nash 4 Mart. (o.s.) 385 1816 0 Property, sales, recordation, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony, conflict of laws, criminal law Louisiana
Scott v. Halliday 19 Va. 103 1816 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Victoire v. Dussuau 4 Mart. (o.s.) 212 1816 0 Parol evidence, contracts, witness testimony, emancipation, freedom suit, capacity, property Louisiana
The St. Nicholas 14 U.S. 417 1816 1 United States
West v. Belches 19 Va. 187 1816 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Pointer 19 Va. 287 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Medley v. Jones 19 Va. 98 1816 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Williamson v. Gordon's Executors 19 Va. 257 1816 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Trespass for harboring slave SC of New York
Johnson v. Hendley 19 Va. 219 1816 0 Fraud SC of Appeals VA
Baron v. Phelan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 88 1816 0 Debts, sales, property, runaway enslaved person, privileges, damages, seizure, mortgages, restitution Louisiana
Dyer v. Rich 5 N.C. 610 1816 0 Property Interests North Carolina