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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. Garrett 12 Ala. 229 1847 0 Alabama
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Alabama
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
McCartney v. Calhoun 11 Ala. 110 1847 0 Alabama
Weaver v. Puryear 11 Ala. 941 1847 0 Alabama
Paschal v. Davis 3 Ga. 256 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thurmond v. Reese 3 Ga. 449 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Arkansas
Jordan v. Mead 12 Ala. 247 1847 0 Alabama
Newman v. James 12 Ala. 29 1847 0 Alabama
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Dunn v. Davis 12 Ala. 135 1847 0 Alabama
Carr v. Crain 7 Ark. 241 1847 0 Arkansas
Gough v. Edelen 5 Gill 101 1847 0 Maryland
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Robinson 11 Ala. 947 1847 0 Alabama
Osburn v. Curtis 2 La. Ann. 764 1847 0 Louisiana
Vason v. Merchants' Bank 2 Ga. 140 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee