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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jenkins v. Brown 25 Tenn. 299 1845 0 Tennessee
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Alabama
Lamkin v. Crawford 8 Ala. 153 1845 0 Alabama
Jones v. Allen 27 N.C. 473 1845 0 North Carolina
United States v. Drennen 25 F. Cas. 908 1845 0 United States
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Denny v. Closse 39 N.C. 102 1845 0 North Carolina
Burnett v. Handley 8 Ala. 685 1845 0 Alabama
State v. Cozens 28 N.C. 82 1845 0 North Carolina
McFarlane v. Richardson 11 Rob. 13 1845 0 Louisiana
Burdine v. Roper 7 Ala. 466 1845 0 Alabama
Smith v. Berwick 12 La. 20 1845 0 Louisiana
State v. Thomas 12 La. 48 1845 0 Louisiana
Bryan v. Martin 24 Tenn. 565 1845 0 Tennessee
Chaney v. Tipton 3 Gill 327 1845 0 Maryland
Hoyle v. Moore's Devisees 39 N.C. 175 1845 0 North Carolina
Fletcher v. State 25 Tenn. 249 1845 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. Ashley 24 Tenn. 593 1845 0 Tennessee
Lagrange v. Barre 11 Rob. 302 1845 0 Louisiana
Jones v. Marable 25 Tenn. 116 1845 0 Tennessee