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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Tisdale 61 N.C. 220 1867 0 North Carolina
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Mississippi
Stanwood v. Clampitt 23 Miss. 372 1852 0 Mississippi
Capers v. McCaa 41 Miss. 479 1867 0 Mississippi
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Alabama
Byrd v. McDaniel 33 Ala. 18 1858 0 Alabama
Napier v. Barry 24 Ala. 511 1854 0 Alabama
Rumbly v. Stainton 24 Ala. 712 1854 0 Alabama
Roberts v. Maddox 5 Ark. 189 1843 0 Arkansas
Levi v. Bar 1 Del. Cas. 120 1797 0 Delaware
State v. George 50 N.C. 233 1858 0 North Carolina
United States v. Thompson 28 F. Cas. 89 1823 0 United States
Nunn v. Goodlett 10 Ark. 89 1849 0 Arkansas
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Alabama
Smith v. State 39 Ala. 554 1865 0 Alabama
Robertson v. Johnston 36 Ala. 197 1860 0 Alabama
Downman v. Frow 6 Ala. 879 1844 0 Alabama
Walker v. Walker 17 Ala. 396 1850 0 Alabama
Bruner v. Sherley 27 Miss. 407 1854 0 Mississippi
Fellows v. Griffin 17 Miss. 362 1848 0 Mississippi