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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merriman v. Cannovan 47 Tenn. 571 1870 1 Tennessee
State v. Brewer 22 La. Ann. 273 1870 1 Louisiana
Roberts v. Francis 49 Tenn. 127 1870 1 Tennessee
Rea & Dohrman v. Copelin 47 Mo. 76 1870 1 Missouri
Phelan v. Boylan 25 Wis. 679 1870 1 Wisconsin
Cochreham v. Kirkpatrick 48 Tenn. 327 1870 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Stikes v. Swanson 44 Ala. 633 1870 0 Alabama
Owens v. Grimsley 44 Ala. 359 1870 0 Alabama
Graves v. Spier 58 Barb. 349 1870 1 New York
Hammond v. Hannin 21 Mich. 374 1870 1 Michigan
Whitfield v. Whitfield 44 Miss. 254 1870 0 Mississippi
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Maxwell v. Hipp 64 N.C. 98 1870 0 North Carolina
West v. Hall 64 N.C. 43 1870 0 North Carolina
Young v. Young 47 Tenn. 461 1870 0 Tennessee
Allen v. McCullough 49 Tenn. 174 1870 0 Tennessee
Rucker v. Moore 48 Tenn. 726 1870 0 Tennessee
Lynch v. Burts 48 Tenn. 600 1870 0 Tennessee