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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McLanahan v. McLanahan 25 Tenn. 99 1845 0 Tennessee
Denny v. Closse 39 N.C. 102 1845 0 North Carolina
Jenkins v. Brown 25 Tenn. 299 1845 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Cruisman 6 Hum. 279 1845 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Marable 25 Tenn. 116 1845 0 Tennessee
Fletcher v. State 25 Tenn. 249 1845 0 Tennessee
Martin v. State 25 Tenn. 204 1845 0 Tennessee
Vanleer v. Fain 25 Tenn. 104 1845 0 Tennessee
Gilliam v. Spence 6 Hum. 160 1845 0 Tennessee
Cole v. Justice 8 Ala. 793 1845 1 Alabama
Chandler v. Lyon 8 Ala. 35 1845 1 Alabama
Garnett v. Roper 10 Ala. 842 1846 1 Alabama
Bazemore v. Wilder 10 Ala. 773 1846 1 Alabama
Brumby v. Langdon & Co. 10 Ala. 747 1846 1 Alabama
United States v. Libby 26 F. Cas. 928 1846 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. Maine
Johnson v. McLaughlin 9 Ala. 551 1846 1 Alabama
Powell v. Governor 9 Ala. 36 1846 1 Alabama
McLaughlin v. Creditors of Nelms 9 Ala. 925 1846 1 Alabama
Gilchrist v. Gilmer 9 Ala. 985 1846 1 Alabama
Hudson v. Parker 9 Ala. 413 1846 1 Alabama