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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Worthington v. Shipley 5 Gill 449 1847 0 Maryland
Sawyers v. Cator 27 Tenn. 256 1847 1 Tennessee
Bennett v. Williamson 30 N.C. 121 1847 0 North Carolina
Evans v. Oakley 2 Tex. 182 1847 1 Texas
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Carr v. Crain 7 Ark. 241 1847 0 Arkansas
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 1847 0 Tennessee
Soileau v. Rougeau 2 La. Ann. 766 1847 0 Louisiana
Rea v. Rhodes 40 N.C. 148 1847 0 North Carolina
Webb v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 370 1847 0 Louisiana
Howell v. Howell 29 N.C. 493 1847 0 North Carolina
Sexton v. McGill 2 La. Ann. 190 1847 1 Louisiana
State v. Russell 2 La. Ann. 604 1847 1 Louisiana
Amis v. Amis 29 N.C. 219 1847 0 North Carolina
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Ricks v. Battle 29 N.C. 269 1847 0 North Carolina
Ellington v. Currie 40 N.C. 21 1847 0 North Carolina
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 1847 0 Tennessee
Bennehan's Ex'or v. Norwood 40 N.C. 106 1847 0 North Carolina
Dennistoun v. Malard 2 La. Ann. 14 1847 1 Louisiana