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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Oliver 38 N.C. 369 1844 0 North Carolina
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Alabama
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Alabama
Smith v. McCrary 38 N.C. 204 1844 0 North Carolina
Harris v. Delamar 38 N.C. 219 1844 0 North Carolina
Paxton v. Rhea 38 N.C. 248 1844 0 North Carolina
Ramsour v. Young 26 N.C. 133 1843 0 North Carolina
Cheshire v. Cheshire 37 N.C. 569 1843 0 North Carolina
Fleming v. Perkins 37 N.C. 614 1843 0 North Carolina
Ferguson v. Moore 19 Ark. 379 1858 0 Arkansas
Sloan v. Williford 25 N.C. 307 1843 0 North Carolina
Franklin v. Roberts 37 N.C. 560 1843 0 North Carolina
Hale v. Gause 38 N.C. 114 1843 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Loftin 38 N.C. 136 1843 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Houlder 37 N.C. 341 1842 0 North Carolina
Roberts v. Green 37 N.C. 346 1842 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Reed 37 N.C. 580 1843 0 North Carolina
Slade v. Washburn 25 N.C. 557 1843 0 North Carolina
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Bonneau v. Poydras 2 Rob. 1 1842 0 Louisiana