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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
In re Caldwell 4 F. Cas. 1035 1874 0 Dist. Ct., E.D. VA
Carswell v. Ware 30 Ga. 267 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Water Lot Co. v. Leonard 30 Ga. 560 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cheek v. State 38 Ala. 227 1862 0 Alabama
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 North Carolina
Thomas v. Palmer 54 N.C. 249 1854 0 North Carolina
Rowland v. Rorke 49 N.C. 337 1857 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Mosher 6 Gill 454 1848 0 Maryland
Dalton v. Houston 58 N.C. 401 1860 0 North Carolina
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Sleight v. Watson 53 N.C. 10 1860 0 North Carolina
Adams v. Mayor of Somerville 39 Tenn. 363 1859 0 Tennessee
Hedrick v. Wagoner 53 N.C. 360 1861 0 North Carolina
Holderness v. Palmer 57 N.C. 107 1858 0 North Carolina
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Holt v. Hogan 58 N.C. 82 1859 0 North Carolina
Carroll v. Hancock 48 N.C. 471 1856 0 North Carolina
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Gaulden v. Stoddard 41 Ga. 329 1870 0 Supreme Court of Georgia