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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. Walker 48 N.C. 320 1856 0 North Carolina
Jessup v. Johnston 48 N.C. 335 1856 0 North Carolina
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 North Carolina
Cotten v. Davis 48 N.C. 355 1856 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 North Carolina
Gwynn v. Setzer 48 N.C. 382 1856 0 North Carolina
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 North Carolina
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 North Carolina
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 North Carolina
Carroll v. Hancock 48 N.C. 471 1856 0 North Carolina
Murrell v. Weathers 48 N.C. 525 1856 0 North Carolina
Fulenwider v. Poston 48 N.C. 528 1856 0 North Carolina
Patton v. Porter 48 N.C. 539 1856 0 North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 North Carolina
Cochreham v. Kirkpatrick 48 Tenn. 327 1870 0 Tennessee
Burts v. Evans 48 Tenn. 420 1870 0 Tennessee
Lynch v. Burts 48 Tenn. 600 1870 0 Tennessee
West's Adm'r v. Thornton 48 Va. 177 1850 0 SC of Appeals VA
Curd v. Miller's Ex'ors 48 Va. 185 1850 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Buchanan 48 Va. 334 1851 0 SC of Appeals VA