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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Johnson 1 La. Ann. 389 1846 0 Louisiana
Frazer v. Hightower 59 Tenn. 94 1873 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Kimbro ex rel. Bugg v. Hamilton 32 Tenn. 190 1852 0 Tennessee
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Civil SC of PA.
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Frith v. Sprague 14 Mass. 455 1817 0 Civil Massachusetts
Evans v. Bollen 8 F. Cas. 836 1800 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Lathrop v. Lumpkin 41 Va. 49 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Williamson's Ex'or v. Howard 41 Va. 39 1843 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Civil Massachusetts
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Gordon 25 F. Cas. 1364 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
United States v. Kennedy 26 F. Cas. 762 1821 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Civil SC of New York