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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Desha v. Baker 3 Ark. 509 1841 0 Arkansas
M'Laurin v. Wright 37 N.C. 94 1841 0 North Carolina
Hooper v. Hyams 1 Rob. 90 1841 0 Louisiana
Moore v. Reed 36 N.C. 418 1841 0 North Carolina
Land's Administrator v. Lacoste 6 Miss. 471 1841 0 Mississippi
Head v. Beaty 6 Miss. 480 1841 0 Mississippi
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 453 1841 0 North Carolina
Perry v. Clarke 6 Miss. 495 1841 0 Mississippi
Davidson v. Moss 6 Miss. 673 1841 0 Mississippi
Bullit v. Thatcher 6 Miss. 689 1841 0 Mississippi
Newman v. Montgomery 6 Miss. 742 1841 0 Mississippi
Copeland v. Mickie 17 La. 286 1841 0 Louisiana
Lawson v. Ripley 17 La. 238 1841 0 Louisiana
Lapice v. Clifton 17 La. 152 1841 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Bradford 17 La. 263 1841 0 Louisiana
Foley v. Dufour 17 La. 521 1841 0 Louisiana
Jacobs v. Tricou 17 La. 104 1841 0 Louisiana
Rouanet v. Hunt 17 La. 407 1841 0 Louisiana
Tarleton v. Gibson 2 Ala. 638 1841 0 Alabama
Durett v. Sewall 2 Ala. 669 1841 0 Alabama