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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knifong v. Hendricks 43 Va. 212 1845 1 Virginia
Hawkins v. Alston 39 N.C. 137 1845 0 North Carolina
New Orleans & Carrollton Rail Road v. Ratliff 10 Rob. 37 1845 1 Louisiana
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Berwick 12 La. 20 1845 0 Louisiana
Skinner v. Barrow 27 N.C. 414 1845 0 North Carolina
Cox v. Marks 27 N.C. 361 1845 0 North Carolina
Howell v. Howell 38 N.C. 522 1845 0 North Carolina
State v. Thomas 12 La. 48 1845 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Castrix 27 N.C. 518 1845 0 North Carolina
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Mississippi
Arrington v. Gee 27 N.C. 590 1845 0 North Carolina
Alford v. Colson 8 Ala. 550 1845 0 Alabama
State v. Marshall 8 Ala. 302 1845 0 Alabama
Thomson v. Mylne 11 Rob. 349 1845 0 Louisiana
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 United States
Martin v. Harding 38 N.C. 603 1845 0 North Carolina
Marks v. Landry 9 Rob. 525 1845 1 Louisiana
Hester v. Wilkinson 25 Tenn. 215 1845 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Brown 25 Tenn. 299 1845 0 Tennessee