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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Motley v. Motley 42 N.C. 211 1851 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Mutual Benefit Life & Fire Insurance 6 La. Ann. 518 1851 0 Louisiana
Simpson v. McKay 34 N.C. 141 1851 0 North Carolina
State v. Presnell 34 N.C. 103 1851 0 North Carolina
Harshaw v. Moore 34 N.C. 247 1851 0 North Carolina
Burton v. Wheeler 42 N.C. 217 1851 0 North Carolina
Baird v. Baird 42 N.C. 265 1851 0 North Carolina
Bailey v. Carter 42 N.C. 282 1851 0 North Carolina
Hales v. Harrison 42 N.C. 298 1851 0 North Carolina
Craig v. Miller 34 N.C. 375 1851 0 North Carolina
Houston v. Starnes 34 N.C. 313 1851 0 North Carolina
Romer v. Woods 6 La. Ann. 29 1851 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Nicholson 6 La. Ann. 704 1851 0 Louisiana
State v. Capers 6 La. Ann. 267 1851 0 Louisiana
Theriot v. Henderson 6 La. Ann. 222 1851 0 Louisiana
Bank of Mobile v. Harris 6 La. Ann. 811 1851 0 Louisiana
Young v. Carl 6 La. Ann. 412 1851 0 Louisiana
Deshautels v. Fontenot 6 La. Ann. 689 1851 0 Louisiana
Lindsay v. State 19 Ala. 560 1851 0 Alabama
Pitt v. Petway 34 N.C. 69 1851 0 North Carolina