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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sherrill v. Echard 29 N.C. 161 1846 0 North Carolina
Chilton v. Cox 15 Miss. 791 1846 0 Mississippi
Thornton v. Demoss 13 Miss. 609 1846 0 Mississippi
Yarborough v. Moss 9 Ala. 382 1846 0 Alabama
Smith v. Smith 1 Tex. 621 1846 1 Texas
Beaufort v. Collier 25 Tenn. 487 1846 0 Tennessee
Gash v. Johnson 28 N.C. 289 1846 0 North Carolina
Spencer v. Hawkins 39 N.C. 288 1846 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Strong 28 N.C. 367 1846 0 North Carolina
Bres v. Booth 1 La. Ann. 307 1846 1 Louisiana
Wardens of Hyde v. Silverthorn 28 N.C. 356 1846 0 North Carolina
Wall v. Nelson 28 N.C. 300 1846 0 North Carolina
Lindsay v. Pleasants 39 N.C. 320 1846 0 North Carolina
State v. Gallimore 29 N.C. 147 1846 0 North Carolina
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Mississippi
Baldwin v. Joyner 29 N.C. 123 1846 0 North Carolina
Gordon v. Brown 39 N.C. 399 1846 0 North Carolina
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Alabama
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Succession of Dubreuil 12 La. 507 1846 1 Louisiana