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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
Green v. Smith 44 Tenn. 436 1867 0 Tennessee
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Conflciting Contracts to Borrow Enslaved Persons Alabama
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Sliger 40 Tenn. 214 1859 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. Smith 17 Tenn. 97 1836 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Compton 39 Tenn. 549 1859 0 Tennessee
Woodson v. Smith 38 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Abercrombie v. Bradford 16 Ala. 560 1849 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
Stone v. Sanders 38 Tenn. 248 1858 0 Tennessee
Conner v. Crunk 39 Tenn. 246 1858 0 Tennessee
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Buchanan 37 Tenn. 721 1857 0 Tennessee
Hemsley v. Smith 1 Md. 42 1722 0 0 Maryland