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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hester v. Hester 37 N.C. 330 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bradley v. Jones 37 N.C. 245 1842 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kimbrough v. Benton 22 Tenn. 110 1842 1 Tennessee
May v. Boisseau 39 Va. 512 1842 1 Virginia
Willis v. Watson 5 Ill. 64 1842 1 Illinois
Lord v. Lancey 21 Me. 468 1842 1 Maine
Desloge v. Ranger 7 Mo. 327 1842 1 Missouri
Leshey v. Gardner 3 Watts & Serg. 314 1842 1 Pennsylvania
Dezell v. Odell 3 Hill & Den. 215 1842 1 New York
Livingston v. Tyler 14 Conn. 493 1842 1 Connecticut
Adams v. Jackson 4 Watts & Serg. 55 1842 1 Pennsylvania
Cox v. McBee 28 S.C.L. 195 1842 1 South Carolina
Young v. Bennett 5 Ill. 43 1842 1 Illinois
Haughton v. Barney 37 N.C. 393 1842 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Blackledge v. Clark 24 N.C. 394 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Newsom Administrator v. Thompson 24 N.C. 277 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dix v. Van Wyck 2 Hill & Den. 522 1842 1 New York
Cummings v. Vorce 3 Hill & Den. 282 1842 1 New York
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Jackson v. Updegraffe 40 Va. 107 1842 1 Virginia