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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Sterling 20 Md. 502 1864 0 Maryland
McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators 16 Md. 516 1861 0 Maryland
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Delaware
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Alabama
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Alabama
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Alabama
Henning v. Varner 34 Md. 102 1871 0 Maryland
McGuire v. Evans 40 N.C. 269 1848 0 North Carolina
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 1846 0 Tennessee
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Smith v. Crandall 20 Md. 482 1864 0 Maryland
Worthy v. Johnson 10 Ga. 358 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia