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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 North Carolina
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 North Carolina
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Pearson v. Taylor 20 N.C. 60 1838 0 North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 North Carolina
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 North Carolina
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Post 20 N.J.L. 368 1845 New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 563 1846 New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 567 1846 New Jersey
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee