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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hicks v. Parham 4 Tenn. 225 1817 1 Tennessee
Gaither v. Mumford 4 N.C. 167 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gale v. Parrot 1 N.H. 28 1817 1 New Hampshire
Love v. White & Cox 5 Tenn. 210 1817 1 Tennessee
Allen v. Parham 19 Va. 457 1817 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Spence v. Yellowly 4 N.C. 114 1817 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 Action of debt ? SC of Appeals VA
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Noel 19 Va. 460 1817 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
King v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 78 1817 1 Virginia
Seville v. Chretien 5 Mart. (o.s.) 275 1817 0 Freedom suit, emancipation, res judicata, witness testimony, Louisiana
State v. Sparrow 4 N.C. 93 1817 0 Larceny North Carolina
Petit v. Gillet 5 Mart. (o.s.) 19 1817 0 Abatement, prescription, res judicata, property, evidence Louisiana
Sutton's Will 2 Del. Cas. 364 1817 0 Will of an enslaved woman; not at issue in the case Delaware
Hallett v. Novion 14 Johns. 273 1817 1 New York
Travis v. Claiborne 19 Va. 435 1817 0 Agency ? SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Tom 4 H. & J. 282 1817 0 0 Maryland
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
State v. Walker 4 N.C. 230 1817 0 Homicide North Carolina
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA