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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Beall v. Deale 7 G. & J. 216 1835 0 Maryland
James v. State 28 Tenn. 308 1848 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 North Carolina
Stiles v. Nelly 10 Serg. & Rawle 366 1823 0 Civil SC of PA.
Nelson v. Goree'r Adm'r 34 Ala. 565 1859 0 Alabama
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Alabama
Williams v. Howard 7 N.C. 74 1819 0 North Carolina
Barrow v. Pender 7 N.C. 483 1819 0 North Carolina
Bedford v. Williams 45 Tenn. 202 1867 0 Tennessee
Sneed v. Harris 4 N.C. 240 1817 0 North Carolina
Watkins v. Harwood 2 G. & J. 307 1830 0 Maryland
Settle v. Wordlaw 4 N.C. 371 1814 0 North Carolina
Young v. State 7 G. & J. 253 1835 0 Maryland
Arrington v. Battle 6 N.C. 246 1813 0 North Carolina
Shepherd v. Sawyer 6 N.C. 26 1811 0 North Carolina
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Wartelle v. Hudson 8 La. Ann. 486 1852 0 Louisiana
Robertson v. Dunn 6 N.C. 133 1812 0 North Carolina
Robinett v. Wilson 8 Gill 179 1849 0 Maryland
Bohn v. Headley 7 H. & J. 257 1826 0 Maryland