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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Johnson 12 N.C. 360 1827 0 North Carolina
Byrd v. Lipscomb 20 Ark. 19 1859 0 Arkansas
Bates v. Vary 40 Ala. 421 1867 0 Alabama
Dozier v. Joyce 8 Port. 303 1838 0 Alabama
Braley v. Clarke 18 Ala. 436 1850 0 Alabama
Dowdy v. McLellan 52 Ga. 408 1874 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Robertson v. Smith 18 Ala. 220 1850 0 Alabama
Chisholm v. Lee 53 Ga. 611 1875 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Springs v. Erwin 28 N.C. 27 1845 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. McComb 49 Ga. 120 1871 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. McDonald 2 Ga. 116 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Evans v. Bolling 5 Ala. 550 1843 0 Alabama
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.
Skipwith v. Cabell's Ex'or 60 Va. 758 1870 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crosby v. Huston 1 Tex. 203 1846 0 Texas
Barnette v. Hicks 6 Tex. 352 1851 0 Texas
Moore v. Morse 2 Tex. 401 1847 0 Texas
Burkhead v. Colson 22 N.C. 77 1838 0 North Carolina