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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nosworthy v. Blizzard 53 Ga. 668 1875 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Bennett 55 Ga. 189 1875 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Russ v. Jones 72 N.C. 52 1875 0 North Carolina
Pleasants' Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Civil Pennsylvania
Barnum v. Barnum 42 Md. 251 1875 0 Maryland
Love v. Johnston 72 N.C. 415 1875 0 North Carolina
Barlow v. Norfleet 72 N.C. 535 1875 0 North Carolina
Cobb v. Henderson 72 N.C. 374 1875 0 North Carolina
Wood v. Cherry 73 N.C. 110 1875 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Ray 73 N.C. 588 1875 0 North Carolina
Donovan v. Pitcher 53 Ala. 411 1875 0 Alabama
Riddell v. Johnson's Ex'or 67 Va. 152 1875 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Roddy v. Finnegan 43 Md. 490 1876 0 Maryland
In re Taylor 48 Md. 28 1877 0 Maryland
Orrick v. Boehm 49 Md. 72 1878 0 Maryland
Evans v. Davidson 53 Md. 245 1880 0 Maryland
Roberts's Administrator v. Cocke 22 Va. 121 1882 0 SC of Appeals VA
State v. Dent 25 W. Va. 1 1884 0 Maryland
Spencer v. Pilcher 35 Va. 565 1887 0 SC of Appeals VA