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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harper v. Davis 31 N.C. 44 1848 1 North Carolina
Wilson v. Henderson 17 Miss. 375 1848 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Craig 18 Miss. 447 1848 1 Mississippi
Butler v. Thompson 2 Fla. 9 1848 1 Florida
State v. Williams 31 N.C. 140 1848 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Spruill v. Moore 40 N.C. 284 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Griffin v. Carter 40 N.C. 413 1848 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Harris v. Philpot 40 N.C. 324 1848 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Greenwood v. Ligon 18 Miss. 615 1848 1 Mississippi
Danks v. Quackenbush 1 How. App. Cas. 325 1848 1 New York
Planters' Bank v. Sharp 47 U.S. 301 1848 1 United States
Dick v. Mawry 17 Miss. 448 1848 1 Mississippi
Wade v. Thrasher 18 Miss. 358 1848 1 Mississippi
Taylor v. Strong 18 Miss. 63 1848 0 Levy on property Mississippi
Brown v. Poindexter 18 Miss. 596 1848 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Davis 30 N.C. 508 1848 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hall v. Jackson 3 Tex. 305 1848 1 Texas
Freeman v. Malcom 19 Miss. 53 1848 1 Mississippi
Shepherd v. Newkirk 21 N.J.L. 302 1848 Insurance dispute New Jersey
Collais v. McLeod 30 N.C. 221 1848 1 North Carolina