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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 1847 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 1847 0 Tennessee
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 North Carolina
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 North Carolina
Harrell v. Davenport 58 N.C. 4 1859 0 North Carolina
Caldwell v. Sawyer 30 Ala. 283 1857 0 Alabama
Williamson v. Williamson 57 N.C. 281 1858 0 North Carolina
Redding v. Allen 56 N.C. 358 1857 0 North Carolina
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Alabama
Colvard v. Waugh 56 N.C. 335 1857 0 North Carolina
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 North Carolina
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 North Carolina
Walker v. McCoy 34 Ala. 659 1859 0 Alabama
McReynolds v. Neal 27 Tenn. 12 1847 0 Tennessee
Evans' v. Wells 26 Tenn. 559 1847 0 Tennessee
Carey v. State 26 Tenn. 499 1847 0 Tennessee