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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Alabama
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 United States
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 North Carolina
Bumpas v. Dotson 26 Tenn. 310 1846 0 Tennessee
Bentley v. Cummins 9 Ark. 487 1849 0 Arkansas
Burrow v. Ragland 25 Tenn. 481 1846 0 Tennessee
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
German v. German 47 Tenn. 180 1869 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
Woods v. Burrough 39 Tenn. 202 1858 0 Tennessee
Simmons v. Kincaid 37 Tenn. 450 1858 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
State v. Beach 2 Kirby 20 1787 0 Criminal Connecticut
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Alabama