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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sherrill v. Echard 29 N.C. 161 1846 0 North Carolina
Bowers v. Mathews 39 N.C. 258 1846 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Moore 39 N.C. 118 1845 0 North Carolina
Cox v. Williams 39 N.C. 15 1845 0 North Carolina
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Mississippi
Dunn v. Tharp 39 N.C. 7 1845 0 North Carolina
Wheeler v. Wheeler 39 N.C. 210 1845 0 North Carolina
Stafford v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 66 1795 0 Delaware
Mayo v. Mayo 28 N.C. 84 1845 0 North Carolina
Barnett v. Spratt's Adm'r 39 N.C. 171 1845 0 North Carolina
Chambers v. McDaniel 28 N.C. 226 1845 0 North Carolina
Horton v. Horton 39 N.C. 54 1845 0 North Carolina
Mebane v. Mebane 39 N.C. 131 1845 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Corpenning 39 N.C. 216 1845 0 North Carolina
Denny v. Closse 39 N.C. 102 1845 0 North Carolina
Arnett v. Wanett 28 N.C. 41 1845 0 North Carolina
Somerville v. Johnson 1 Md. 348 1770 0 Maryland
Justice v. Scott 39 N.C. 108 1845 0 North Carolina
Miles v. Allen 28 N.C. 88 1845 0 North Carolina
Lamb v. Carroll 28 N.C. 4 1845 0 North Carolina