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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Negro Ben 1 H. & J. 99 1800 0 Maryland
Alabama & Florida R. R. v. Watson 42 Ala. 74 1868 0 Alabama
Murray v. State 18 Ala. 727 1851 0 Alabama
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Phillips v. Thompson 3 Stew. & P. 369 1833 0 Alabama
State v. Roland 28 N.C. 241 1846 0 North Carolina
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 North Carolina
State v. Miller 29 N.C. 275 1847 0 North Carolina
Whitfield v. Hurst 31 N.C. 170 1848 0 North Carolina
Alexander v. Alexander 41 N.C. 229 1849 0 North Carolina
Turnage v. Turnage 42 N.C. 127 1850 0 North Carolina
State v. Barden 12 N.C. 518 1828 0 North Carolina
President of the State Bank v. Parker 12 N.C. 484 1828 0 North Carolina
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Alabama
Dawson v. Dawson 16 N.C. 396 1830 0 North Carolina
State v. Smith 13 N.C. 281 1829 0 North Carolina
Vardeman v. Lawson 17 Tex. 10 1856 0 Texas
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
State v. Hale 9 N.C. 582 1823 0 North Carolina