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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hansley v. Hansley 32 N.C. 506 1849 0 North Carolina
Cogan v. Frisby 36 Miss. 178 1858 0 Mississippi
Eckles v. Carter 26 Ala. 563 1855 0 Alabama
Kelly v. Bryan 41 N.C. 283 1849 0 North Carolina
Green v. Phillips 41 N.C. 223 1849 0 North Carolina
Exum v. Brister 35 Miss. 391 1858 0 Mississippi
Whitehead v. Ducker 19 Miss. 98 1848 0 Mississippi
Brown v. Clegg 41 N.C. 90 1849 0 North Carolina
West v. Tilghman 31 N.C. 163 1848 0 North Carolina
Draughan v. Bunting 31 N.C. 10 1848 0 North Carolina
Howell v. Howell 40 N.C. 258 1848 0 North Carolina
McLeod v. Johnson 28 Miss. 374 1854 0 Mississippi
McCraw v. Fleming 40 N.C. 348 1848 0 North Carolina
Henry v. Henry 31 N.C. 278 1848 0 North Carolina
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Texas
Byrne v. Anderson 18 Miss. 81 1848 0 Mississippi
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Mississippi
Anding v. Davis 38 Miss. 574 1860 0 Mississippi
Harrington v. O'Reilly 17 Miss. 216 1848 0 Mississippi
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Alabama