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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Poindexter v. Davis 47 Va. 481 1850 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cook v. Cook 12 Ark. 381 1851 0 Arkansas
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Mississippi
Frank v. State 39 Miss. 705 1861 0 Mississippi
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Alabama
State v. Harris 63 N.C. 1 1868 0 North Carolina
Alfred v. State 37 Miss. 296 1859 0 Mississippi
Whitworth v. Hart 22 Ala. 343 1853 0 Alabama
Adams v. Adams 39 Ala. 274 1864 0 Alabama
Jolly v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 450 1872 0 Mississippi
Dilliard v. Tomlinson 15 Va. 183 1810 0 SC of Appeals VA
Addison v. Core’s Administrator 16 Va. 279 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Powell v. Stratton 52 Va. 792 1854 0 SC of Appeals VA
George v. State 39 Miss. 570 1860 0 Mississippi
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Alabama
Ammons v. State 9 Fla. 530 1861 0 Supreme Court of FL
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Prior 20 Ga. 561 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia