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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Freeman v. Lewis 27 N.C. 91 1844 0 North Carolina
Hunt v. Butterworth 21 Tex. 133 1858 0 Texas
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Mississippi
Overby v. Harris 38 N.C. 253 1844 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Oliver 38 N.C. 369 1844 0 North Carolina
Morgan v. Darragh 39 Tex. 171 1873 0 Texas
Whitfield v. Hurst 38 N.C. 242 1844 0 North Carolina
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Setzar v. Wilson 26 N.C. 501 1844 0 North Carolina
Morris v. Ranney 37 Tex. 124 1873 0 Texas
Miller v. Ellison 38 N.C. 123 1843 0 North Carolina
Ramsour v. Young 26 N.C. 133 1843 0 North Carolina
Cheshire v. Cheshire 37 N.C. 569 1843 0 North Carolina
Stokes v. Williams 32 Tex. 211 1869 0 Texas
Boyd Ex. v. Whitfield 19 Ark. 447 1858 0 Arkansas
Copeland v. Parker 25 N.C. 513 1843 0 North Carolina
Sloan v. Williford 25 N.C. 307 1843 0 North Carolina
State ex rel. Savary v. Caroline 20 Ala. 19 1852 0 Alabama
Butler v. Haskell 4 S.C. Eq. 651 1816 0 South Carolina