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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Alabama
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Alabama
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Conner v. State 25 Ga. 515 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Catterlin v. Hardy 10 Ala. 511 1846 0 Alabama
Cummins v. Boston & Gunby 25 Ga. 277 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Goss v. Eberhart 29 Ga. 545 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee