Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jim v. State 23 Tenn. 289 1843 0 Tennessee
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Van Buren v. State 24 Miss. 512 1852 0 Mississippi
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Mississippi
Weare v. Burge 32 N.C. 169 1849 0 North Carolina
Peace v. Jenkins 32 N.C. 355 1849 0 North Carolina
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 United States
State v. Watts 32 N.C. 369 1849 0 North Carolina
Doe on Demise of Stowe v. Davis 32 N.C. 431 1849 0 North Carolina
Den on Demise of Battle v. Speight 32 N.C. 459 1849 0 North Carolina
Mooney v. Evans 41 N.C. 363 1849 0 North Carolina
McRae v. Keller 32 N.C. 398 1849 0 North Carolina
Love v. Love 41 N.C. 325 1849 0 North Carolina
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Houston v. Smith 41 N.C. 264 1849 0 North Carolina
Powell v. Powell 41 N.C. 50 1849 0 North Carolina
Murray v. Oliver 41 N.C. 55 1849 0 North Carolina
Snowden v. Banks 31 N.C. 373 1849 0 North Carolina
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 Georgia
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Arkansas