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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana
Anderson v. Garrett 9 Gill 120 1850 0 Maryland
Edelen v. Middleton 9 Gill 161 1850 0 Maryland
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Mangun v. Webster 7 Gill 78 1848 0 Maryland
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
McEwen v. Troost 33 Tenn. 186 1853 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Bramble 2 Md. 313 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Dail v. Traverse 8 Gill 41 1849 0 Maryland
Magruder v. Carroll 4 Md. 335 1853 0 Maryland
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland