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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 1848 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Winston 26 Tenn. 472 1846 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 North Carolina
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 1846 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Litton v. Baldwin 27 Tenn. 209 1847 0 Tennessee
Runyan v. Caldwell 7 Hum. 134 1846 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 General Ct of VA
Bishop v. Blair 36 Ala. 80 1860 0 Alabama
Oatfield v. Waring 14 Johns. 188 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Haydel v. Roussel 1 La. Ann. 35 1846 0 Louisiana
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 1846 0 Tennessee
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 North Carolina
Donovan v. Pitcher 53 Ala. 411 1875 0 Alabama
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 North Carolina
Weatherly v. Miller 47 N.C. 166 1855 0 North Carolina
McBoyle v. Hanks 46 N.C. 133 1853 0 North Carolina
Harrison v. Harrison 9 Ala. 470 1846 0 Alabama