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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mary v. Brown 5 La. 269 1850 0 Louisiana
Settle v. Settle 29 Tenn. 474 1850 0 Tennessee
Maxwell v. Mallard 5 La. 702 1850 0 Louisiana
Matthews v. Wilson 5 La. 691 1850 0 Louisiana
Wash v. State 22 Miss. 120 1850 0 Mississippi
Heathcock v. Pennington 33 N.C. 640 1850 0 North Carolina
Dillon v. Bennett 22 Miss. 171 1850 0 Mississippi
Maulden, Montague & Co. v. Armistead 18 Ala. 500 1850 0 Alabama
Johnson v. State 17 Ala. 618 1850 0 Alabama
Pennington v. Woodall 17 Ala. 685 1850 0 Alabama
Rail v. Dotson 22 Miss. 176 1850 0 Mississippi
Bean v. Welsh 17 Ala. 770 1850 0 Alabama
Carter v. Rolland 11 Hum. 333 1850 0 Tennessee
Otey v. Moore 17 Ala. 280 1850 0 Alabama
Stubbs v. Stubbs 11 Hum. 43 1850 0 Tennessee
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Mississippi
Gant v. Gant 10 Hum. 464 1850 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Lemons 11 Hum. 140 1850 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. Knight 18 Ala. 129 1850 0 Alabama
Moffitt v. McDonald 30 Tenn. 457 1850 0 Tennessee