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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bienvenu v. Derbes 2 La. Ann. 771 1847 1 Louisiana
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Nels v. State 2 Tex. 281 1847 0 Texas
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 1847 0 Tennessee
Urquhart v. Sargent 2 La. Ann. 196 1847 1 Louisiana
Graves v. Weeks 19 Vt. 178 1847 1 Vermont
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 1847 0 Tennessee
Robert v. De St. Romes 2 La. Ann. 135 1847 0 Louisiana
Bennett v. Williamson 30 N.C. 121 1847 0 North Carolina
Rea v. Rhodes 40 N.C. 148 1847 0 North Carolina
Legg v. McNeill 2 Tex. 428 1847 0 Texas
Small v. Pool 30 N.C. 47 1847 0 North Carolina
Groves v. Steel 2 La. Ann. 480 1847 0 Louisiana
Donnell v. Mateer's Ex'rs 40 N.C. 7 1847 0 North Carolina
Coon v. Rice 29 N.C. 217 1847 0 North Carolina