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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taylor v. Lanier 7 N.C. 98 1819 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gibbons v. Dunn 7 N.C. 548 1819 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Knight v. Yarbrough 21 Va. 27 1820 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Depriest 20 Va. 469 1820 1 Virginia
Lane v. Tidball 21 Va. 130 1820 1 Virginia
Carter v. Campbell 21 Va. 159 1820 1 Virginia
Prior v. Kinney's Executor 20 Va. 510 1820 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Robertson v. Miller 20 F. Cas. 946 1820 1 United States
West's Executor v. Logwood 20 Va. 491 1820 1 Virginia
Sterling v. Fusilier 7 Mart. (o.s.) 442 1820 0 Warranty, sales, eviction, suretyship, damages, contracts, property Louisiana
Steel v. Cazeaux 8 Mart. (o.s.) 318 1820 0 Torts, damages, rebellion, murder, damages, witness testimony, criminal law, indemnification, evidence, property, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Horton v. Hagler's executor 8 N.C. 48 1820 0 Sales North Carolina
State v. Scott 8 N.C. 24 1820 0 Homicide North Carolina
Davidson v. Davidson's Executors 8 N.C. 163 1820 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harkey v. Powell 8 N.C. 17 1820 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
The London Packet 18 U.S. 132 1820 1 United States
Hill v. Bull 21 Va. 149 1820 1 Virginia
Marie v. Avart's Heirs 8 Mart. (o.s.) 512 1820 0 Successions, wills, property, privileges, mandamus, capacity, insane delusion, emancipation Louisiana
Clara v. Meagher 5 H. & J. 111 1820 0 Maryland
Knight v. Hall 7 Mart. (o.s.) 410 1820 0 Sales, promissory notes, seizure, mortgages, injunction, debts Louisiana