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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hendricks v. Chilton 8 Ala. 641 1845 0 Alabama
Arrington v. Gee 27 N.C. 590 1845 0 North Carolina
Breed v. Guay 10 Rob. 35 1845 1 Louisiana
Howell v. Howell 38 N.C. 522 1845 0 North Carolina
Thomas v. Kean 10 Rob. 80 1845 1 Louisiana
Arnett v. Wanett 28 N.C. 41 1845 0 North Carolina
Wheeler v. Wheeler 39 N.C. 210 1845 0 North Carolina
Sandoz v. Gary 11 Rob. 529 1845 0 Louisiana
Thomson v. Mylne 11 Rob. 349 1845 0 Louisiana
Lentz v. Chambers 27 N.C. 587 1845 0 North Carolina
Hawkins v. Alston 39 N.C. 137 1845 0 North Carolina
Dunn v. Tharp 39 N.C. 7 1845 0 North Carolina
Offutt v. Morancy 12 La. 92 1845 0 Louisiana
Waddill v. Martin 38 N.C. 562 1845 0 North Carolina
State v. Thomas 12 La. 48 1845 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Berwick 12 La. 20 1845 0 Louisiana
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee
McFarlane v. Richardson 11 Rob. 13 1845 0 Louisiana
Denny v. Closse 39 N.C. 102 1845 0 North Carolina
Dunn v. Kenney 11 Rob. 249 1845 1 Louisiana