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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Heathman v. Joseph Hall 38 N.C. 414 1844 0 North Carolina
Leach v. West 16 Ala. 250 1849 0 Alabama
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Arkansas
Whatley v. Strong 23 Ark. 421 1861 0 Arkansas
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Mary v. State 24 Ark. 44 1862 0 Arkansas
Phillips v. Grayson 23 Ark. 769 1861 0 Arkansas
Guyther v. Taylor 38 N.C. 323 1844 0 North Carolina
McGee v. Hussey 27 N.C. 255 1844 0 North Carolina
Freeman v. Lewis 27 N.C. 91 1844 0 North Carolina
McBride v. Choate 37 N.C. 610 1843 0 North Carolina
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Mississippi
Huff v. Roane 22 Ark. 184 1860 0 Arkansas
Carroll v. Wilson 22 Ark. 32 1860 0 Arkansas
Slate v. Hart 26 N.C. 222 1844 0 North Carolina
Tilly's Adm'or v. Norris 26 N.C. 229 1844 0 North Carolina
Smith v. McCrary 38 N.C. 204 1844 0 North Carolina
Setzar v. Wilson 26 N.C. 501 1844 0 North Carolina
Paxton v. Rhea 38 N.C. 248 1844 0 North Carolina
Miller v. Ellison 38 N.C. 123 1843 0 North Carolina