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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Abernathy v. Hoke 37 N.C. 157 1842 0 North Carolina
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Alabama
Succession of Senac 2 Rob. 258 1842 0 Louisiana
Britain v. State 22 Tenn. 203 1842 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. McKisick 22 Tenn. 631 1842 0 Tennessee
Comstock v. Créon 1 Rob. 528 1842 1 Louisiana
Cassidy v. His Creditors 2 Rob. 47 1842 0 Louisiana
Seip v. Hozey 2 Rob. 567 1842 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Alabama
Lacy v. Holbrook, Bowman & Co. 4 Ala. 88 1842 1 Alabama
Stephens v. Doak 37 N.C. 348 1842 0 North Carolina
Canaday v. Nuttall 37 N.C. 265 1842 0 North Carolina
Green v. Thompson 37 N.C. 365 1842 0 North Carolina
Lyon v. Leavitt 3 Ala. 430 1842 1 Alabama
Davie v. King 37 N.C. 203 1842 0 North Carolina
Jacob v. State 22 Tenn. 493 1842 0 Tennessee
Beard v. Childress 4 Ala. 411 1842 0 Alabama
Thibodeaux v. Thomasson 1 Rob. 376 1842 0 Louisiana
Skinner v. Lamb 25 N.C. 155 1842 0 North Carolina
Croft v. Topp 4 Ala. 238 1842 1 Alabama