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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sumner v. Gray 4 Ark. 467 1842 0 Arkansas
Morris v. Harvey 4 Ala. 300 1842 0 Alabama
Darnall v. Hill 12 G. & J. 388 1842 0 Maryland
Foster v. Alston 7 Miss. 406 1842 0 Mississippi
Mock v. Kelly 3 Ala. 387 1842 0 Alabama
Cummins v. Webb 4 Ark. 229 1842 0 Arkansas
Hartsell v. George 22 Tenn. 255 1842 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Lewis 22 Tenn. 29 1842 0 Tennessee
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. McCarty 22 Tenn. 146 1842 0 Tennessee
Lawson v. Main 4 Ark. 184 1842 0 Arkansas
Ex parte Cummins 4 Ark. 103 1842 0 Arkansas
Wood v. Wood 3 Ala. 756 1842 0 Alabama
Robertson v. Houlder 37 N.C. 341 1842 0 North Carolina
Roberts v. Green 37 N.C. 346 1842 0 North Carolina
Snider v. Lackenour 37 N.C. 360 1842 0 North Carolina
Slade v. Washburn 24 N.C. 414 1842 0 North Carolina
Morrow v. Alexander 24 N.C. 388 1842 0 North Carolina
Abernathy v. Hoke 37 N.C. 157 1842 0 North Carolina
Averitt v. Foy 37 N.C. 224 1842 0 North Carolina