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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Henry v. Graves 57 Va. 244 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Young v. Pickens & Green 45 Miss. 553 1871 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Mississippi
Hancock v. Titus & Co. 39 Miss. 224 1860 0 Mississippi
Brevard's Executors v. Jones 50 Ala. 221 1874 0 Alabama
Lockhart v. Woods 38 Ala. 631 1863 0 Alabama
Caldwell v. Haley 3 Tex. 317 1848 0 Texas
Pridgen v. Buchannon 27 Tex. 589 1864 0 Texas
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Hemsley v. Smith 1 Md. 42 1722 0 Maryland
Richard v. Van Meter 3 D.C. 214 1827 0 United States
Arnold v. Barrow's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1856 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland