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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Alabama
Flemming v. Powell 2 Tex. 225 1847 1 Texas
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Alabama
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r 45 Va. 11 1847 1 Virginia
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Morse 2 Tex. 401 1847 0 Texas
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Edney v. King 39 N.C. 465 1847 0 North Carolina
Harper v. Archer 17 Miss. 71 1847 1 Mississippi
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Moss v. McCall 12 Ala. 630 1847 1 Alabama
Gary v. May 16 Ohio 66 1847 1 Ohio
Young v. Gibson 2 Tex. 417 1847 0 Texas
Carter v. Wallace 2 Tex. 206 1847 1 Texas
Yerby v. Lynch 44 Va. 460 1847 1 Virginia