Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Alabama
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Snodgrass v. Snodgrass 60 Tenn. 157 1873 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Duvall 26 Md. 47 1866 0 Maryland
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Ballentine v. Spear 61 Tenn. 269 1872 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Morris 56 Tenn. 814 1872 0 Tennessee
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee
Barker v. Barker’s adm’r 2 Gratt. 344 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Bowman 40 Tenn. 678 1859 0 Tennessee
Nash v. Milburn 25 Tex. 783 1860 0 Texas
Westbrook v. State 24 Tex. 563 1859 0 Texas
Hunt v. Butterworth 21 Tex. 133 1858 0 Texas
Morgan v. Darragh 39 Tex. 171 1873 0 Texas
Armstrong v. Jowell 24 Tex. 58 1859 0 Texas
Harris v. Parker 41 Ala. 604 1868 0 Alabama