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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lawson v. Main 4 Ark. 184 1842 0 Arkansas
Stewart v. Fowler 3 Ala. 629 1842 0 Alabama
Ex parte Cummins 4 Ark. 103 1842 0 Arkansas
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
Cox v. Robinson 2 Rob. 313 1842 0 Louisiana
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Alabama
Brien v. Williamson 8 Miss. 14 1843 0 Mississippi
Jones v. Stanton 8 Miss. 601 1843 0 Mississippi
Melton v. Howard 8 Miss. 103 1843 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Hurd 8 Miss. 188 1843 0 Mississippi
State ex rel. Bennett v. Engles 5 Ark. 26 1843 0 Arkansas
Pool v. Loomis 5 Ark. 110 1843 0 Arkansas
Bethea v. McColl 5 Ala. 308 1843 0 Alabama
Cassedy v. Williams 5 F. Cas. 272 1843 0 United States
Murphy v. Clark 9 Miss. 221 1843 0 Mississippi
Comstock v. Rayford 9 Miss. 423 1843 0 Mississippi
Dearman v. Dearman 5 Ala. 202 1843 0 Alabama
State v. Flanigin 5 Ala. 477 1843 0 Alabama
Brown v. Brown 5 Ala. 508 1843 0 Alabama
Betts v. Brown 5 Ala. 414 1843 0 Alabama