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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ferguson v. Executors of Stuart 14 Ohio 140 1846 1 Ohio
Wright v. Zeigler 1 Ga. 324 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Patterson v. Hall 1 La. Ann. 108 1846 0 Louisiana
Allen v. Blunt 1 F. Cas. 450 1846 1 United States
Clark v. Parr 14 Ohio 118 1846 1 Ohio
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Mississippi
Shepperson v. Shepperson 43 Va. 501 1846 1 Virginia
Lyon v. Fisk 1 La. Ann. 444 1846 1 Louisiana
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Spear v. Walkley 10 Ala. 328 1846 0 Alabama
Scott v. Searles 15 Miss. 498 1846 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. Hazard 10 Ala. 221 1846 1 Alabama
Hodges v. Laird 10 Ala. 678 1846 1 Alabama
Shaw v. Shaw 25 Tenn. 418 1846 0 Tennessee
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Haydel v. Roussel 1 La. Ann. 35 1846 0 Louisiana
Peters v. Van Lear 4 Gill 249 1846 0 Maryland
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 1846 0 Tennessee
Chambers v. Stone 9 Ala. 260 1846 1 Alabama
Borum v. Garland 9 Ala. 452 1846 0 Alabama