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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Montgomery v. Morris 32 Ga. 173 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Clarissa 11 Ala. 57 1847 0 Alabama
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Finley v. Babin 12 La. Ann. 236 1857 0 Louisiana
Snodgrass v. Snodgrass 60 Tenn. 157 1873 0 Tennessee
Alston v. Boyd 25 Tenn. 504 1846 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Duvall 26 Md. 47 1866 0 Maryland
Nancy v. Wright 28 Tenn. 597 1848 0 Tennessee
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Frisbie v. McCarty 1 Stew. & P. 56 1831 0 Alabama
Ballentine v. Spear 61 Tenn. 269 1872 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Tuthill 45 Ala. 621 1871 0 Alabama
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Alabama
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina