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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Williams 43 Miss. 430 1871 0 Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Mississippi
Pridgen v. Buchannon 27 Tex. 589 1864 0 Texas
Richard v. Van Meter 3 D.C. 214 1827 0 United States
Arnold v. Barrow's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1856 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Cain & Horn v. Kelly 23 Tenn. 472 1844 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Eans v. Sawyer 27 Tex. 448 1864 0 Texas
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 United States
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Calmes v. Ford 14 Miss. 190 1846 0 Mississippi
McKiernan v. Massingill 14 Miss. 375 1846 0 Mississippi
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Davis v. Calvert 5 G. & J. 269 1833 0 Maryland
Maria v. White 3 D.C. 663 1829 0 United States
Ex parte Giberson 4 D.C. 503 1835 0 United States