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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pleasant v. State 17 Ala. 190 1850 0 Alabama
Cave v. Shelor 16 Va. 193 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh v. Foote 7 Va. 13 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 North Carolina
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 North Carolina
Gilliam v. Underwood 56 N.C. 100 1856 0 North Carolina
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Alabama
Apple v. Allen 56 N.C. 120 1856 0 North Carolina
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Alabama
Brinson v. Sanders 54 N.C. 210 1854 0 North Carolina
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 North Carolina
Blackwell’s Adm’r v. Blackwell’s Distributees 33 Ala. 57 1858 0 Alabama
Flinn v. Davis 18 Ala. 132 1850 0 Alabama
Sorrey v. Bright 21 N.C. 113 1835 0 North Carolina
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Kentucky
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 United States
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 North Carolina
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
State v. Henry 50 N.C. 65 1857 0 North Carolina