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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Leigh v. Smith 38 N.C. 442 1844 0 North Carolina
Cowles v. Buchanan 38 N.C. 374 1844 0 North Carolina
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Arkansas
Whatley v. Strong 23 Ark. 421 1861 0 Arkansas
Duffy v. Averitt 27 N.C. 455 1845 0 North Carolina
Martin v. Harding 38 N.C. 603 1845 0 North Carolina
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama
Phillips v. Grayson 23 Ark. 769 1861 0 Arkansas
Buie v. Kelly 27 N.C. 169 1844 0 North Carolina
Simpson's Executors v. Boswell 27 N.C. 49 1844 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Newlin 38 N.C. 338 1844 0 North Carolina
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. Kemp's 38 N.C. 233 1844 0 North Carolina
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Carroll v. Wilson 22 Ark. 32 1860 0 Arkansas
Slate v. Hart 26 N.C. 222 1844 0 North Carolina
Tilly's Adm'or v. Norris 26 N.C. 229 1844 0 North Carolina
Smith v. McCrary 38 N.C. 204 1844 0 North Carolina
Wadsworth v. Goss 37 N.C. 221 1842 0 North Carolina