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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Civil Ohio
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Mississippi
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Delaware
McLeod v. Oates 30 N.C. 387 1848 0 North Carolina
Rankin v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 161 1849 0 North Carolina
Doggett v. Hogan 40 N.C. 340 1848 0 North Carolina
Cully v. Jones 31 N.C. 168 1848 0 North Carolina
Ward v. Jones 40 N.C. 400 1848 0 North Carolina
Love v. Love 40 N.C. 201 1848 0 North Carolina
Watkins v. Flora 30 N.C. 374 1848 0 North Carolina
Ward v. Smith 30 N.C. 296 1848 0 North Carolina
Evans v. Lea 40 N.C. 169 1848 0 North Carolina
Calhoun v. Rail 26 Miss. 414 1853 0 Mississippi
Howell v. Howell 29 N.C. 493 1847 0 North Carolina
Burrows v. Truitt 1 Del. Cas. 613 1818 0 Delaware
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Delaware
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia