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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peters v. Van Lear 4 Gill 249 1846 0 Maryland
Hupe v. Seibert 4 Gill 240 1846 0 Maryland
Mudd v. Turton 4 Gill 233 1846 0 Maryland
Hume v. Pumphrey 4 Gill 181 1846 0 Maryland
Gregory v. Harrison 4 Fla. 56 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Kent v. Lyon 4 Fla. 474 1852 0 Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Heirs of Bryan v. Dennis 4 Fla. 445 1852 0 Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Bellamy 4 Fla. 242 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Alabama
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Snell v. Elam 49 Tenn. 82 1870 0 Tennessee
Sandford v. Weeden 49 Tenn. 71 1870 0 Tennessee
Sewell v. Morgan & Co. 49 Tenn. 672 1871 0 Tennessee
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee