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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Buchanan v. Pue 6 Gill 112 1847 0 Maryland
Ricks v. Battle 29 N.C. 269 1847 0 North Carolina
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Alabama
Hawkins v. May 12 Ala. 673 1847 0 Alabama
Hall v. State 3 Ga. 18 1847 0 Georgia
Hester v. Young 2 Ga. 31 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
McDonand v. Sims 3 Ga. 383 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Miller 29 N.C. 275 1847 0 North Carolina
Hicks v. Moore 2 Ga. 240 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wayne v. Myddleton 2 Ga. 383 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mercer v. Kelso's adm'r 45 Va. 106 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Beverley v. Brooke 45 Va. 187 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Isbell's adm'r v. Norvell's ex'or 45 Va. 176 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williamson v. Commonwealth 45 Va. 547 1847 0 General Ct. of VA
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 Maryland
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Freeman v. Savage 2 La. Ann. 269 1847 0 Louisiana
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee