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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fleming v. Townsend 6 Ga. 103 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Hansford v. Elliott 9 Leigh 79 1837 0 Virginia
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Porter v. Thomas 23 Ga. 467 1857 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Thomas v. Doub 1 Md. 252 1851 0 Maryland
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodward v. Williams 11 Hum. 323 1850 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Conner v. State 25 Ga. 515 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Alabama
Kirkpatrick v. Bank of Augusta 30 Ga. 465 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Womack v. White 30 Ga. 696 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Morton v. Pearman 30 Ga. 281 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Spence v. Holman 30 Ga. 646 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia