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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Arkansas
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Roberts v. Thomas 32 Ga. 31 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Alabama
Templeton v. Board of Levee Commissioners 16 La. Ann. 117 1861 0 Louisiana
LeBlanc v. Bertant 16 La. Ann. 294 1861 0 Louisiana
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Mississippi
Spencer v. Rist 16 La. Ann. 318 1861 0 Louisiana
State v. Karn 16 La. Ann. 183 1861 0 Louisiana
Mehle v. Lapeyrollerie 16 La. Ann. 4 1861 0 Louisiana
Cornett v. Fain 33 Ga. 219 1862 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Fountain v. Anderson 33 Ga. 372 1862 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gillis v. Harris 59 N.C. 267 1862 0 North Carolina
Mary v. State 24 Ark. 44 1862 0 Arkansas
John v. State 33 Ga. 257 1862 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hudson v. Critcher 53 N.C. 485 1862 0 North Carolina
State v. Laughlin 53 N.C. 455 1862 0 North Carolina
Gaulden v. Lawrence 33 Ga. 159 1862 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Arthur v. Gayle 38 Ala. 259 1862 0 Alabama
Bevis v. Landis 59 N.C. 312 1862 0 North Carolina