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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Christmas v. Mitchell 38 N.C. 535 1845 0 North Carolina
Skinner v. Barrow 27 N.C. 414 1845 0 North Carolina
Rea v. Alexander 27 N.C. 644 1845 0 North Carolina
Succession of Harris 179 La. 954 1934 1 Louisiana
Baldwin v. Maultsby 27 N.C. 505 1845 0 North Carolina
Alexander v. Cunningham 27 N.C. 430 1845 0 North Carolina
Gordon v. Holland 38 N.C. 362 1844 0 North Carolina
Leigh v. Smith 38 N.C. 442 1844 0 North Carolina
Cowles v. Buchanan 38 N.C. 374 1844 0 North Carolina
Heathman v. Joseph Hall 38 N.C. 414 1844 0 North Carolina
Robinson v. Bishop & Wife 23 Ark. 378 1861 0 Arkansas
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Arkansas
Whatley v. Strong 23 Ark. 421 1861 0 Arkansas
Cowan v. Tucker 27 N.C. 78 1844 0 North Carolina
Duffy v. Averitt 27 N.C. 455 1845 0 North Carolina
Martin v. Harding 38 N.C. 603 1845 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Reed 26 N.C. 152 1843 0 North Carolina
Succession of Harris 155 So. 446 1934 1 Louisiana
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Mary v. State 24 Ark. 44 1862 0 Arkansas