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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Hite v. State 17 Tenn. 198 1836 0 Tennessee
Hickman v. Cantrell 17 Tenn. 172 1836 0 Tennessee
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 New Jersey
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 New Jersey
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 New Jersey
Downey v. Smith 17 N.C. 535 1834 0 North Carolina
Ward v. Stow 17 N.C. 509 1834 0 North Carolina
Speight v. Gatling 17 N.C. 5 1831 0 North Carolina
Perry v. Maxwell 17 N.C. 488 1834 0 North Carolina
Armsworthy v. Cheshire 17 N.C. 456 1833 0 North Carolina
Redmond v. Coffin 17 N.C. 437 1833 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Barham 17 N.C. 420 1833 0 North Carolina
Kornegay v. Carroway 17 N.C. 403 1833 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Jones 17 N.C. 387 1833 0 North Carolina
Boyd v. Hawkins 17 N.C. 329 1833 0 North Carolina
Bullock v. Bullock 17 N.C. 307 1832 0 North Carolina
Boyd v. Hawkins 17 N.C. 195 1832 0 North Carolina
Robards v. Wortham 17 N.C. 173 1831 0 North Carolina
Villines v. Norfleet 17 N.C. 167 1831 0 North Carolina