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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Whatley v. Strong 23 Ark. 421 1861 0 Arkansas
Cowan v. Tucker 27 N.C. 78 1844 0 North Carolina
Duffy v. Averitt 27 N.C. 455 1845 0 North Carolina
Martin v. Harding 38 N.C. 603 1845 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Reed 26 N.C. 152 1843 0 North Carolina
Succession of Harris 155 So. 446 1934 1 Louisiana
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Mary v. State 24 Ark. 44 1862 0 Arkansas
Clayton v. State 24 Ark. 16 1862 0 Arkansas
Phillips v. Grayson 23 Ark. 769 1861 0 Arkansas
Guyther v. Taylor 38 N.C. 323 1844 0 North Carolina
Buie v. Kelly 27 N.C. 169 1844 0 North Carolina
Simpson's Executors v. Boswell 27 N.C. 49 1844 0 North Carolina
McGee v. Hussey 27 N.C. 255 1844 0 North Carolina
Freeman v. Lewis 27 N.C. 91 1844 0 North Carolina
Thompson v. Newlin 38 N.C. 338 1844 0 North Carolina
McBride v. Choate 37 N.C. 610 1843 0 North Carolina
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. Kemp's 38 N.C. 233 1844 0 North Carolina
Overby v. Harris 38 N.C. 253 1844 0 North Carolina