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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris' Ex'ors v. Barnett 44 Va. 339 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hill v. Spruill 39 N.C. 244 1846 0 North Carolina
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Spencer 29 N.C. 14 1846 0 North Carolina
Hurdle v. Reddick 29 N.C. 87 1846 0 North Carolina
Catterlin v. Hardy 10 Ala. 511 1846 0 Alabama
Hume v. Pumphrey 4 Gill 181 1846 0 Maryland
Peters v. Van Lear 4 Gill 249 1846 0 Maryland
Duncan v. State 26 Tenn. 148 1846 0 Tennessee
Caperton v. Huddleston 26 Tenn. 452 1846 0 Tennessee
Hupe v. Seibert 4 Gill 240 1846 0 Maryland
Ballard v. Jones 25 Tenn. 455 1846 0 Tennessee
Lyon v. Jones 25 Tenn. 533 1846 0 Tennessee
Spear v. Walkley 10 Ala. 328 1846 0 Alabama
Purdom v. Tipton 9 Ala. 914 1846 0 Alabama
Thompson v. Williams 15 Miss. 270 1846 0 Mississippi
Choice v. Marshall 1 Ga. 97 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Jorda v. Lewis 1 La. Ann. 59 1846 0 Louisiana
Webb v. Patterson 26 Tenn. 431 1846 0 Tennessee