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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Melvin v. Lyons 18 Miss. 78 1848 0 Mississippi
Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer 14 Ala. 437 1848 0 Alabama
Amis v. Satterfield 40 N.C. 173 1848 0 North Carolina
Wilkins ex rel. Gwin v. Wells 17 Miss. 325 1848 0 Mississippi
Luckett v. Townsend 3 Tex. 119 1848 0 Texas
Jenkins v. Gillespie 18 Miss. 31 1848 0 Mississippi
Fellows v. Griffin 17 Miss. 362 1848 0 Mississippi
Lucas v. Lockhart 18 Miss. 466 1848 0 Mississippi
Otts v. Alderson 18 Miss. 476 1848 0 Mississippi
Payne v. Green 18 Miss. 507 1848 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Burris 18 Miss. 527 1848 0 Mississippi
Baldwin v. Conger 17 Miss. 516 1848 0 Mississippi
Commercial Bank of Manchester v. Waters 18 Miss. 559 1848 0 Mississippi
Duffy v. Murrill 31 N.C. 46 1848 0 North Carolina
Ferguson v. Applenhite 18 Miss. 301 1848 0 Mississippi
Peyton v. Minor 19 Miss. 148 1848 0 Mississippi
Hill v. Richards 19 Miss. 194 1848 0 Mississippi
Clark v. State Bank 3 La. Ann. 325 1848 0 Louisiana
Burton v. Chaney 3 La. Ann. 338 1848 0 Louisiana
State v. Lewis 3 La. Ann. 398 1848 0 Louisiana