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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 1847 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
F. & C. Turnpike Co. v. Young 27 Tenn. 103 1847 0 Tennessee
Robert v. De St. Romes 2 La. Ann. 135 1847 0 Louisiana
Morris v. Covington 2 La. Ann. 259 1847 0 Louisiana
Fisher v. Fisher 2 La. Ann. 774 1847 0 Louisiana
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Edney v. King 39 N.C. 465 1847 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Osburn v. Curtis 2 La. Ann. 764 1847 0 Louisiana
Soileau v. Rougeau 2 La. Ann. 766 1847 0 Louisiana
Webb v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 370 1847 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Goodson v. Whitfield 40 N.C. 163 1847 0 North Carolina