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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Isham v. State 7 Miss. 35 1841 0 Mississippi
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Delaware
State v. Sandy 25 N.C. 570 1843 0 North Carolina
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 142 1826 0 North Carolina
Nelson v. State 6 Ala. 394 1844 0 Alabama
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 SC of Appeals VA
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Civil Massachusetts
Tomlinson v. Dillard 7 Va. 105 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Matter of Alamance Cty. Court Facilities 329 N.C. 84 1991 1 North Carolina
Winger v. Pianka 831 S.W.2d 853 1992 1 Texas
Smith v. Mitchell 44 N.C. App. 474 1980 1 North Carolina
Clark Sand Co. v. Kelly 60 So. 3d 149 2011 1 Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Rivera 18 Va. App. 103 1994 2 Virginia
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Arkansas
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Arkansas
Souther v. Commonwealth 7 Gratt. 673 1851 0 General Ct. of VA
M’Cleskey v. Leadbetter 1 Ga. 551 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hopkins v. Wright 17 Tex. 30 1856 0 Texas
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia