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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Intent to commit a rape Arkansas
Carroll v. Carroll 20 Tex. 731 1858 0 Texas
Wilson v. Buchanan 48 Va. 334 1851 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Fleming v. Toler 48 Va. 310 1851 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Carter 50 Va. 541 1853 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees 30 Ala. 697 1857 0 Will & trust Louisiana
State v. Haney 19 N.C. 390 1837 0 Indictment for seducing and conveying a slave North Carolina
Perry v. Maxwell 17 N.C. 488 1834 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
White v. Smith 46 S.C.L. 595 1860 0 South Carolina
Thomas' Adm'r v. Lewis 89 Va. 1 1892 0 Virginia
Mary v. State 5 Mo. 71 1837 0 Missouri
State v. M’Kee 17 S.C.L. 651 1830 0 North Carolina
Cheever v. Brown & Brown 30 Ga. 904 1860 0 recovery for business transaction Georgia
Lucy v. State 8 Mo. 134 1843 0 Missouri
Nathan v. State 8 Mo. 631 1844 0 Missouri
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Jim v. State 23 Tenn. 289 1843 0 Tennessee