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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Lowry v. Hall 2 Watts & Serg. 129 1841 1 Pennsylvania
Gibbs vs. Marsh 43 Mass. 243 1841 1 Massachusetts
Little v. Beazley 2 Ala. 703 1841 1 Alabama
Hart v. New Orleans & Carrollton Rail Road 1 Rob. 178 1841 1 Louisiana
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Wendell v. Safford 12 N.H. 171 1841 1 New Hampshire
State v. Phillips 2 Ala. 297 1841 1 Alabama
Connell v. Woodard 6 Miss. 665 1841 1 Mississippi
Hill v. Bishop 2 Ala. 320 1841 1 Alabama
Blocker v. Burness 2 Ala. 354 1841 1 Alabama
Williams v. Jones 2 Ala. 314 1841 1 Alabama
Pharr v. Bachelor 3 Ala. 237 1841 1 Alabama
Towns v. Riddle 2 Ala. 694 1841 1 Alabama
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Newlin v. Freeman 23 N.C. 514 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Steel v. Steel 36 N.C. 452 1841 0 Estates North Carolina
Rawles v. Ponton 36 N.C. 354 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Moore v. Reed 36 N.C. 418 1841 0 Contracts North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 453 1841 0 Action of debt North Carolina