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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
La Selle v. Whitfield 12 La. Ann. 81 1857 0 Louisiana
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 United States
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 United States
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Cleland v. Waters 16 Ga. 496 1854 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Winter v. Zacharie 6 Rob. 466 1844 0 Louisiana
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hawkins ex rel. Mundell v. Bowie 9 G. & J. 428 1838 0 Maryland
Kinsey v. Rhem 24 N.C. 192 1841 0 North Carolina
Hopkins v. Tilman 25 Ga. 212 1858 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Allen v. Nordheimer 13 Ark. 339 1853 0 Arkansas
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Alabama
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 United States
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina
German v. German 47 Tenn. 180 1869 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee