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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bowman v. Barron 4 D.C. 450 1834 0 United States
Bank of the United States v. Smith 4 D.C. 712 1836 0 United States
Voss v. Howard 1 D.C. 251 1805 0 United States
Brooks v. Hildreth 22 Ala. 469 1853 0 Alabama
Stevenson v. Reaves 24 Ala. 425 1854 0 Alabama
Cecil v. Cecil 19 Md. 72 1862 0 Maryland
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Delaware
Howell v. Howell 19 Ark. 339 1858 0 Arkansas
Biscoe v. Sandefur 14 Ark. 568 1854 0 Arkansas
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 District of Columbia
Cawthorne v. Knight 11 Ala. 268 1847 0 Alabama
Hardaway v. Semmes 38 Ala. 657 1863 0 Alabama
Haden v. Ivey 51 Ala. 381 1874 0 Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Alabama
Brice v. Lide 30 Ala. 647 1857 0 Alabama
Sanders v. Cabaniss 45 Ala. 563 1871 0 Alabama
Walker v. Lauderdale 17 Ala. 359 1850 0 Alabama
Sanders v. Godley 23 Ala. 473 1853 0 Alabama
Jones v. Swift 12 Ala. 144 1847 0 Alabama
Haygood v. Harris 10 Ala. 291 1846 0 Alabama