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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
Weaver v. Puryear 11 Ala. 941 1847 0 Alabama
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Alabama
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Zandt 46 U.S. 215 1847 0 United States
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Webb v. Union Bank 2 La. Ann. 585 1847 0 Louisiana
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Arkansas
Roebuck v. Curry 2 La. Ann. 998 1847 0 Louisiana
Gilbert v. Meriam 2 La. Ann. 160 1847 0 Louisiana
Legg v. McNeill 2 Tex. 428 1847 0 Texas
Locket v. Child 11 Ala. 640 1847 0 Alabama
Smith v. Knight 11 Ala. 618 1847 0 Alabama
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Alabama
Esselman v. Wells 27 Tenn. 482 1847 1 Tennessee
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Price v. Thomason 11 Ala. 875 1847 0 Alabama