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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Alabama
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
May v. Barnard 20 Ala. 200 1852 0 Alabama
Mayson's Administrator v. Beazley's Administrator 27 Miss. 106 1854 0 Mississippi
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Alabama
Mayo v. Whitson 47 N.C. 231 1855 0 North Carolina
Mayo v. Tomkies 20 Va. 520 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayo v. Stroud 12 La. 105 1845 0 Louisiana
Mayo v. Murchie 17 Va. 358 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayo v. Mayo 28 N.C. 84 1845 0 North Carolina
Mayo v. James 53 Va. 17 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayo v. Carrington 8 Va. 472 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayor of Memphis v. Winfield 27 Tenn. 707 1848 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mayor of Columbus v. Goetchius 7 Ga. 139 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Baltimore v. State ex rel. Board of Police 15 Md. 376 1860 0 Maryland
Mayor of Alexandria v. Chapman 14 Va. 270 1809 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayner v. Rollins 3 Mart. (n.s.) 618 1825 0 Louisiana
Mayho v. Sears 25 N.C. 224 1842 0 North Carolina