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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
Lee v. Hamilton 3 Ala. 529 1842 0 Alabama
Cummins v. Webb 4 Ark. 229 1842 0 Arkansas
Lawson v. Main 4 Ark. 184 1842 0 Arkansas
Ex parte Cummins 4 Ark. 103 1842 0 Arkansas
Canaday v. Nuttall 37 N.C. 265 1842 0 North Carolina
Stephens v. Doak 37 N.C. 348 1842 0 North Carolina
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Alabama
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Delaware
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Alabama
Smith v. Scott 3 Rob. 258 1842 0 Louisiana
Bookout v. Anderson 3 Rob. 290 1842 0 Louisiana
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 United States
Kemp v. Womack 1 Rob. 369 1842 0 Louisiana
State v. Abram 4 Ala. 272 1842 0 Alabama
Mulhollan v. Henderson 3 Rob. 297 1842 0 Louisiana
Briggs v. Spencer 3 Rob. 265 1842 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Brummel 4 Ark. 129 1842 0 Arkansas
State v. Linton 3 Rob. 55 1842 0 Louisiana
Succession of Senac 2 Rob. 258 1842 0 Louisiana