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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Janney v. Sprigg 7 Gill 197 1848 0 Maryland
Hutchins v. Hope 7 Gill 119 1848 0 Maryland
Smith v. Morgan 8 Gill 133 1849 0 Maryland
Dorsey v. Whipps 8 Gill 457 1849 0 Maryland
Stevens v. Gordy 9 Gill 405 1850 0 Maryland
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Bayne v. Suit 1 Md. 80 1851 0 Maryland
Rawlings v. State 1 Md. 127 1851 0 Maryland
Linstead v. Green 2 Md. 82 1852 0 Maryland
Jerry v. Townshend 2 Md. 274 1852 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Clements v. Van Lear 5 Md. 91 1853 0 Maryland
Cole v. Ensor 3 Md. 446 1853 0 Maryland
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Ireland 4 Md. 444 1853 0 Maryland
Ware v. Richardson 3 Md. 505 1853 0 Maryland
Young v. Mackall 4 Md. 362 1853 0 Maryland
Stoddert v. Tuck 5 Md. 18 1853 0 Maryland