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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Sidney v. White 1 Sneed 91 1853 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Bruton 10 Ark. 53 1849 0 Arkansas
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 Criminal SC of New York
Ferguson v. Carter 8 Ga. 524 1850 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Alabama
State v. Jackson 6 La. Ann. 593 1851 0 Louisiana
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland