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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clere v. Commonwealth 44 Va. 615 1846 0 General Ct. of VA
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Berry v. State 10 Ga. 511 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cross v. Cross's Adm'r 36 Va. 95 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Staples v. Staples 65 Va. 225 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Civil SC of New York
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Alabama
Rives v. Farish's Adm'r 65 Va. 125 1873 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Tweedy v. Urquhart 30 Ga. 446 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Glover v. Townsend, Crane & Co. 30 Ga. 90 1860 0 Georgia
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Alabama
Overton v. Ex'ors of Morris 3 Port. 249 1836 0 Alabama
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Buel v. Pumphrey 2 Md. 261 1852 0 Maryland
Bostick v. Hardy 30 Ga. 836 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Mann 1 Johns. Ch. 231 1814 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Ryan v. Lieber 30 Ga. 433 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. McCrary 30 Ga. 878 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA