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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coalter’s ex’or v. Bryan 1 Gratt. 18 1844 0 SC of Appeals VA
Governor ex rel. Oxley v. Freeman 15 N.C. 472 1834 0 North Carolina
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 North Carolina
Peterson v. Williamson 13 N.C. 326 1830 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Brooks 7 N.C. 133 1819 0 North Carolina
Pearson v. Fisher 4 N.C. 460 1814 0 North Carolina
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Mississippi
Knight v. Wall 19 N.C. 125 1836 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. State 35 Ala. 380 1860 0 Alabama
Raymond v. Cook 31 Tex. 373 1868 0 Texas
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Brady v. Price 19 Tex. 285 1857 0 Texas
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Texas
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Texas
Martin v. State 25 Ga. 494 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Browne v. Johnson 29 Tex. 40 1867 0 Texas
McCulloch v. Renn 28 Tex. 793 1866 0 Texas
Maria v. State 28 Tex. 698 1866 0 Texas
Thurmond v. Trammell 28 Tex. 371 1866 0 Texas
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia