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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Melvin v. Lyons 18 Miss. 78 1848 0 Mississippi
Reed v. Smith 14 Ala. 380 1848 1 Alabama
Greenlee v. Gaines 13 Ala. 198 1848 1 Alabama
Fellows v. Griffin 17 Miss. 362 1848 0 Mississippi
Cocke v. Campbell & Smith 13 Ala. 286 1848 0 Alabama
Russell v. Irby 13 Ala. 131 1848 0 Alabama
Pope v. Randolph 13 Ala. 214 1848 0 Alabama
Phillips v. McGrew 13 Ala. 255 1848 0 Alabama
Richardson v. Wells 3 Tex. 223 1848 0 Texas
Leavitt v. Smith 14 Ala. 279 1848 1 Alabama
Townshend v. Townshend 7 Gill 10 1848 0 Maryland
Branch Bank v. Broughton 15 Ala. 127 1848 0 Alabama
Bragg v. Nall 14 Ala. 619 1848 1 Alabama
Wragg v. State 14 Ala. 492 1848 0 Alabama
Smith v. Davis 30 N.C. 508 1848 0 North Carolina
Harris v. Philpot 40 N.C. 324 1848 0 North Carolina
Griffin v. Carter 40 N.C. 413 1848 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Jones 13 Ala. 296 1848 1 Alabama
Turnipseed v. McMath 13 Ala. 44 1848 0 Alabama
Spruill v. Moore 40 N.C. 284 1848 0 North Carolina