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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Douthett v. Bodenhamer 57 N.C. 444 1859 0 North Carolina
Harrington v. McLean 58 N.C. 135 1859 0 North Carolina
Fuller v. Fuller 58 N.C. 223 1859 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Fleming 57 N.C. 387 1859 0 North Carolina
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Alabama
Smith v. State 24 Tex. 547 1859 0 Texas
Plummer v. Plummer 37 Miss. 185 1859 0 Mississippi
Holloway v. Cotten 33 Ala. 529 1859 0 Alabama
George v. State 37 Miss. 316 1859 0 Mississippi
Cheairs v. Smith 37 Miss. 646 1859 0 Mississippi
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Civil SC of New York
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee
Nored v. Adams 39 Tenn. 449 1859 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Alabama
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Stubbs v. Houston 33 Ala. 555 1859 0 Alabama
Fairly v. Fairly 38 Miss. 280 1859 0 Mississippi