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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thornton v. Cochran 51 Ala. 415 1874 1 Alabama
Thornton v. Cook 97 Ala. 630 1892 1 Alabama
Thornton v. Corbin 7 Va. 232 1802 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Corbin 7 Va. 384 1803 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Corbin 7 Va. 221 1802 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Davenport 2 Ill. 296 1836 1 Illinois
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 United States
Thornton v. Demoss 13 Miss. 609 1846 0 Mississippi
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Thornton v. Gaar 87 Va. 315 1891 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Gilman 67 N.H. 392 1892 1 New Hampshire
Thornton v. Guice 73 Ala. 321 1882 1 Alabama
Thornton v. Hulme 218 Ga. 480 1962 1 Georgia
Thornton v. Jett 1 Va. 138 1792 1 Virginia
Thornton v. Lane 11 Ga. 459 1852 1 Georgia
Thornton v. Mansker 10 La. 121 1836 0 Louisiana
Thornton v. McNeill 23 Miss. 369 1852 0 Mississippi
Thornton v. Murray 50 Tex. 161 1878 1 Texas
Thornton v. Park 61 Ga. 549 1878 1 Georgia
Thornton v. Pinckard 157 Ala. 206 1908 1 Alabama