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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 Maryland
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall, McRae & Co. v. Woodside 30 N.C. 119 1847 0 North Carolina
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Alabama
Carr v. Holliday 40 N.C. 167 1847 0 North Carolina
Magruder v. Darnall 6 Gill 269 1847 0 Maryland
Denton v. Willcox 2 La. Ann. 60 1847 0 Louisiana
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee
Weeks v. Weeks 40 N.C. 111 1847 0 North Carolina
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Clarke v. Gary 11 Ala. 98 1847 0 Alabama
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Alabama
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Adams v. Rowan 16 Miss. 624 1847 0 Mississippi
Worthington v. Shipley 5 Gill 449 1847 0 Maryland
Groves v. Steel 2 La. Ann. 480 1847 0 Louisiana