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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Phillips v. Lane 5 Miss. 122 1839 0 Mississippi
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Mississippi
State ex rel. Clements v. Van Lear 5 Md. 91 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Handy v. Johnson 5 Md. 450 1853 0 Maryland
Marriott v. Badger 5 Md. 306 1853 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Joynes v. Wartman 5 Md. 195 1853 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Stoddert v. Tuck 5 Md. 18 1853 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Holmes v. Patterson 5 Mart. (o.s.) 693 1818 0 Louisiana
Hicks v. Calvit 5 Mart. (o.s.) 691 1818 0 Louisiana
Mayes v. Calvit 5 Mart. (o.s.) 669 1818 0 Louisiana
Jourdan v. Patton 5 Mart. (o.s.) 615 1818 0 Louisiana
Lucile v. Toustin 5 Mart. (o.s.) 611 1818 0 Louisiana
Foster v. Dupre 5 Mart. (o.s.) 6 1817 0 Louisiana
Metayer v. Noret 5 Mart. (o.s.) 566 1818 0 Louisiana