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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Louisiana
Ben v. State 22 Ala. 9 1853 0 Alabama
McAlpine v. Jones 13 La. Ann. 409 1858 0 Louisiana
David v. Porter 4 H. & McH. 418 1799 0 Maryland
Heirs of Provost v. Provost 13 La. Ann. 574 1858 0 Louisiana
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lynch & Wieman v. McRee 18 La. Ann. 640 1866 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Wiseman 41 N.C. 540 1850 0 North Carolina
Wiley v. State 1 Swan 256 1851 0 Tennessee
Ball v. Bender 22 La. Ann. 493 1870 0 Louisiana
State v. Fisher 1 H. & J. 750 1805 0 Maryland
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 General Ct. of VA
In re the Tutorship of the Minor Davis 22 La. Ann. 497 1870 0 Louisiana
Charles v. State 4 Port. 107 1836 0 Alabama
Shearman v. Christian 27 Va. 50 1827 0 SC of Appeals VA
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 General Ct of VA
Carter v. Harris 25 Va. 199 1826 0 SC of Appeals VA
Foster ex rel. Tompkins v. Whitaker 12 Ga. 57 1852 0 Supreme Court of Georgia