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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Alabama
Hamilton v. Cragg 6 H. & J. 16 1823 0 Maryland
Williams v. Harris 3 Miss. 627 1837 0 Mississippi
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia
Dorsey v. Smithson 6 H. & J. 61 1823 0 Maryland
Coor v. Grace 18 Miss. 434 1848 0 Mississippi
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Mississippi
Isbell v. Maclin 24 Ala. 315 1854 0 Alabama
Whitfield v. Whitfield 44 Miss. 254 1870 0 Mississippi
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Mississippi
James v. Gaither 2 H. & J. 176 1806 0 Maryland
Brown v. Burrus 8 Mo. 26 1843 0 Missouri
Butler v. Haskell 4 S.C. Eq. 651 1816 0 South Carolina
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Arkansas
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
May v. May 7 Fla. 207 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL