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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Carter v. Spencer 29 N.C. 14 1846 0 North Carolina
State v. Gallimore 29 N.C. 147 1846 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Smith 1 Tex. 621 1846 1 Texas
Duval v. Ardrey 1 La. Ann. 243 1846 0 Louisiana
Buckels v. Cunningham 14 Miss. 358 1846 0 Mississippi
Harris' Ex'ors v. Barnett 44 Va. 339 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lindsay v. Pleasants 39 N.C. 320 1846 0 North Carolina
Ford v. Ford 26 Tenn. 92 1846 0 Tennessee
Shanklin v. Johnson 9 Ala. 271 1846 0 Alabama
Clayton v. Liverman 29 N.C. 92 1846 0 North Carolina
Purvis v. Brown 39 N.C. 413 1846 0 North Carolina
Wall v. Nelson 28 N.C. 300 1846 0 North Carolina
Wardens of Hyde v. Silverthorn 28 N.C. 356 1846 0 North Carolina
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Cooley 12 La. 636 1846 1 Louisiana
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 26 Tenn. 77 1846 0 Tennessee
Drumright v. Jones 39 N.C. 253 1846 0 North Carolina
Manley v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 160 1846 0 Supreme Court of FL
Rowland v. Boozer 10 Ala. 690 1846 0 Alabama
Compton v. Compton 14 Miss. 194 1846 0 Mississippi