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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Morgan v. Cone 18 N.C. 234 1835 0 North Carolina
Saunders v. Gatlin 21 N.C. 86 1835 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Tritt 18 N.C. 241 1835 1 North Carolina
Officer v. Murphy 16 Tenn. 502 1835 1 Tennessee
Edwards v. Barksdale 11 S.C. Eq. 184 1835 1 South Carolina
Hill v. Scales 15 Tenn. 410 1835 1 Tennessee
Lee v. Lee 4 D.C. 643 1835 0 United States
M'Donald vs. M'Donald 16 Tenn. 145 1835 1 Tennessee
Swett v. Patrick 12 Me. 9 1835 1 Maine
Sawyer v. Fitts 2 Port. 9 1835 1 Alabama
State v. Reid 18 N.C. 377 1835 1 North Carolina
Berluchaux v. Berluchaux 7 La. 539 1835 0 Louisiana
Fagot v. Porche 7 La. 562 1835 0 Louisiana
Catlett's Ex'or v. Russell 33 Va. 344 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gaillard v. Labat 9 La. 17 1835 0 Louisiana
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 General Ct. of VA
Whitton's Adm'r v. Terry 33 Va. 189 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA
Drane v. Scholfield 33 Va. 386 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA
Stevens v. Bransford 33 Va. 246 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 33 Va. 378 1835 0 SC of Appeals VA