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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Simmons v. North 11 Miss. 67 1844 0 Mississippi
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Alabama
Spruill v. Davenport 27 N.C. 145 1844 0 North Carolina
Winston v. Metcalf 6 Ala. 756 1844 0 Alabama
Offutt v. Edwards 9 Rob. 90 1844 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
Barham v. Massey 27 N.C. 192 1844 0 North Carolina
Thompson v. State 24 Tenn. 138 1844 0 Tennessee
Howard v. Clemmons 24 Tenn. 368 1844 0 Tennessee
Gordon v. Holland 38 N.C. 362 1844 0 North Carolina
Stover v. Herrington 7 Ala. 142 1844 0 Alabama
Leigh v. Smith 38 N.C. 442 1844 0 North Carolina
Price v. Cloud 6 Ala. 248 1844 0 Alabama
Cowles v. Buchanan 38 N.C. 374 1844 0 North Carolina
Heathman v. Joseph Hall 38 N.C. 414 1844 0 North Carolina
Cecile v. St. Denis 9 Rob. 231 1844 0 Louisiana
Washington v. Cole 6 Ala. 212 1844 0 Alabama
Penny v. Christmas 7 La. 481 1844 0 Louisiana
Cowan v. Tucker 27 N.C. 78 1844 0 North Carolina
Jackson's Heirs v. Jackson's Adm'r 42 Va. 144 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA