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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dupre v. Uzee 6 La. Ann. 280 1851 0 Louisiana
Graham v. Nesmith 18 Ala. 763 1851 1 Alabama
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Texas
Williams v. Harrison 19 Ala. 277 1851 0 Alabama
Taylor v. Stedman 35 N.C. 97 1851 0 North Carolina
Sparkman v. Daughtry 35 N.C. 168 1851 0 North Carolina
Lafferty v. Whitesides' lessee 1 Swan 123 1851 0 Tennessee
Gillespie v. Edmonston 11 Hum. 553 1851 0 Tennessee
Ellick v. State 1 Swan 325 1851 0 Tennessee
Mullins v. Lyles 31 Tenn. 337 1851 0 Tennessee
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Love v. Robertson 7 Tex. 6 1851 0 Texas
Nimmo v. Davis 7 Tex. 26 1851 0 Texas
Childers v. Johnson 6 La. Ann. 634 1851 0 Louisiana
Cheek v. Wheatly 11 Hum. 556 1851 0 Tennessee
Eaves v. Gillespie 1 Swan 128 1851 0 Tennessee
McLain v. Ferrell 1 Swan 48 1851 0 Tennessee
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Rye 1 Swan 185 1851 0 Tennessee
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee