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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ex parte Nicholls 4 Rob. 52 1843 0 Louisiana
Pirate v. Dalby 1 U.S. 167 1786 0 Civil SC of PA.
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 1846 0 Tennessee
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 General Ct. of VA
Jamison v. Bridge 14 La. Ann. 31 1859 0 Louisiana
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Hix 2 Sneed 192 1854 0 Tennessee
Webster v. Smith 6 La. Ann. 719 1851 0 Louisiana
Craddock v. Cabiness 1 Swan 474 1852 0 Tennessee