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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fletcher v. Ashley 47 Va. 332 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Vick 29 Tenn. 285 1849 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Cross v. Bloomer 65 Tenn. 74 1873 0 Tennessee
Forkner v. Stuart 47 Va. 197 1849 0 SC of Appeals VA
State v. Levi 44 N.C. 6 1852 0 North Carolina
Jane v. Hagen 29 Tenn. 332 1849 0 Tennessee
Burt v. State 39 Ala. 617 1866 0 Alabama
Burts v. Evans 48 Tenn. 420 1870 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Harris v. Yarborough 15 N.C. 166 1833 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Barham 17 N.C. 420 1833 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Fort 36 Ala. 449 1860 0 Alabama
Young v. Carson 18 N.C. 360 1835 0 North Carolina
Gelston v. Russel 11 Johns. 415 1814 0 Civil SC of New York
O'Neal v. Wilson 21 Ala. 288 1852 0 Alabama
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Alabama
Simmons v. Kincaid 37 Tenn. 450 1858 0 Tennessee