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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wardsworth v. Miller 45 Va. 99 1847 1 Virginia
Adams v. Turrentine 30 N.C. 147 1847 1 North Carolina
Carter v. Wallace 2 Tex. 206 1847 1 Texas
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Alabama
Braxton v. Wood's adm'r 45 Va. 25 1847 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Robbins v. McKnight 5 N.J. Eq. 642 1847 1 New Jersey
Blake v. Langdon 19 Vt. 485 1847 1 Vermont
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Alabama
Clement v. Hawkins 16 Miss. 339 1847 1 Mississippi
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Arkansas
Hayes v. Ewell's adm'r 45 Va. 11 1847 1 Virginia
Jordan v. Adams 7 Ark. 348 1847 1 Arkansas
Pinkard v. Ingersol 11 Ala. 9 1847 0 Alabama
Clapp v. Walters 2 Tex. 130 1847 0 Texas
Hoyt v. Thorn 7 N.J. Eq. 9 1847 1 New Jersey
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Young v. Gibson 2 Tex. 417 1847 0 Texas
Moore v. Morse 2 Tex. 401 1847 0 Texas
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland