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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Wilkerson v. McDougal 48 Ala. 517 1872 0 Alabama
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
State v. Roane 13 N.C. 58 1828 0 North Carolina
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Alabama
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Alabama
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Alston v. Alston 34 Ala. 15 1859 0 Alabama
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Alabama
Den ex dem. of Jones v. Ruffin 14 N.C. 404 1832 0 North Carolina
Berry v. Hardman 12 Ala. 604 1847 0 Alabama
Outlaw v. Hurdle 46 N.C. 150 1853 0 North Carolina
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
McDonald v. McGuire 8 Tex. 361 1852 0 Texas
Dodd v. McCraw 8 Ark. 83 1847 0 Arkansas
Legg v. McNeill 2 Tex. 428 1847 0 Texas