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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Beall v. Williamson 14 Ala. 55 1848 0 Alabama
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Alabama
Weathersly v. Weathersly 40 Miss. 462 1866 0 Mississippi
Harriet v. Swan 18 Ark. 495 1857 0 Arkansas
Powell v. Glenn 21 Ala. 458 1852 0 Alabama
Slaughter v. Slaughter 23 Ark. 356 1861 0 Arkansas
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Alabama
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. Starke 18 Miss. 120 1848 0 Mississippi
Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer 14 Ala. 437 1848 0 Alabama
Harper v. Stanbrough 2 La. Ann. 377 1847 0 Louisiana
Downey v. Stacey 1 La. Ann. 426 1846 0 Louisiana
Marler v. Marler 6 Ala. 367 1844 0 Alabama
Lewis & Nichols v. Gilmer 11 Miss. 560 1844 0 Mississippi
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Mississippi
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Alabama
Williamson v. Williamson 11 Miss. 715 1844 0 Mississippi
Noland v. Leech 10 Ark. 504 1850 0 Arkansas
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Alabama
Steele v. Brown 18 Ala. 700 1851 0 Alabama