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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Arnold v. Blackwell 17 N.C. 1 1831 0 North Carolina
Goodwin v. Morgan 1 Stew. 278 1828 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Clevenger v. Clevenger 48 Tenn. 104 1870 0 Tennessee
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
Lucy v. Slade 1 D.C. 422 1807 0 United States
State v. Poll 8 N.C. 442 1821 0 North Carolina
Tyson v. Tyson 9 N.C. 472 1823 0 North Carolina
Whitehurst v. Executors of Pritchard 5 N.C. 383 1810 0 North Carolina
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Hartell v. Searcy 32 Ga. 190 1861 0 Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee