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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Brown 18 Tenn. 84 1836 0 Tennessee
Townsend v. Hill 18 Tex. 422 1857 0 Texas
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Civil Illinois
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Criminal Indiana
Davis v. Patton 19 Md. 120 1862 0 Maryland
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Merrick v. Bradley 19 Md. 50 1862 0 Maryland
Cecil v. Cecil 19 Md. 72 1862 0 Maryland
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee