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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Allen 39 Miss. 469 1860 0 Recovery of enslaved man in posession of creditors Mississippi
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Munford v. State 39 Miss. 558 1860 0 Double jeopardy in enslaved man's muder of a white man Mississippi
George v. State 39 Miss. 570 1860 0 Same facts as Jospehine v. State (39 Miss. 613) Mississippi
Jeff v. State 39 Miss. 593 1860 0 Assault and battery committed by enslaved man on his master. Mississippi
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a slaveowner's daughter by enslaved woman, and attempted poisoning of the rest of the family Mississippi
Frank v. State 39 Miss. 705 1861 0 Evidentiary issues, including validity of confession, in a B&E committed by enslaved man Mississippi
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
McWhorter v. Donald 39 Miss. 779 1861 0 Probation of an estate Mississippi
Denny v. Closse 39 N.C. 102 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Justice v. Scott 39 N.C. 108 1845 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hawkins v. Alston 39 N.C. 137 1845 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Guilford v. Guilford 39 N.C. 168 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Williams v. Alexander 39 N.C. 207 1845 0 Gift North Carolina
Wheeler v. Wheeler 39 N.C. 210 1845 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Ashcraft v. Little 39 N.C. 236 1846 0 Gift North Carolina
Croom v. Wright 39 N.C. 248 1846 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Drumright v. Jones 39 N.C. 253 1846 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Spencer v. Hawkins 39 N.C. 288 1846 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Moore v. Banner 39 N.C. 293 1846 0 Suit in equity North Carolina