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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tankersley v. Graham 8 Ala. 247 1845 1 Alabama
Lake v. Gilchrist 7 Ala. 955 1845 1 Alabama
Owen v. Henderson 7 Ala. 641 1845 1 Alabama
Spyker v. Spence 8 Ala. 333 1845 1 Alabama
Kirksey v. Mitchell 8 Ala. 402 1845 1 Alabama
Dunn v. Dunn 8 Ala. 784 1845 1 Alabama
Burns v. Hindman 7 Ala. 531 1845 1 Alabama
Wagner v. Chenault 7 Ala. 677 1845 1 Alabama
Worthington v. McRoberts 7 Ala. 814 1845 1 Alabama
Gilliam v. Spence 6 Hum. 160 1845 0 Tennessee
Fabre v. Sparks 12 La. 31 1845 0 Louisiana
Thomson v. Mylne 11 Rob. 349 1845 0 Louisiana
Compton v. Prescott 12 La. 56 1845 0 Louisiana
Sandoz v. Gary 11 Rob. 529 1845 0 Louisiana
Delavigne v. Gaiennie 11 Rob. 171 1845 1 Louisiana
Alexander v. Cunningham 27 N.C. 430 1845 0 North Carolina
Burnett v. Handley 8 Ala. 685 1845 0 Alabama
Smith v. Castrix 27 N.C. 518 1845 0 North Carolina
Walters v. Walters 27 N.C. 435 1845 0 North Carolina
Bennett v. Union Bank 24 Tenn. 612 1845 0 Tennessee