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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garrett v. Rhea 9 Ala. 134 1846 0 Alabama
Copley v. Ross 1 La. Ann. 310 1846 0 Louisiana
Bingham v. Sessions 14 Miss. 13 1846 0 Mississippi
Ware v. Washington 14 Miss. 737 1846 1 Mississippi
Berry v. Bland 15 Miss. 77 1846 0 Mississippi
Shields v. Barden 6 Ark. 459 1846 0 Arkansas
Runyan v. Caldwell 7 Hum. 134 1846 0 Tennessee
Lacoste v. Sellick 1 La. Ann. 336 1846 0 Louisiana
Spalding v. Taylor 1 La. Ann. 195 1846 0 Louisiana
Erwin v. Lowry 1 La. Ann. 276 1846 0 Louisiana
Enos v. Smith 15 Miss. 85 1846 1 Mississippi
Partee v. McAlister 25 Tenn. 408 1846 0 Tennessee
Couch v. McKee 6 Ark. 484 1846 0 Arkansas
Harkins v. Pope 10 Ala. 493 1846 1 Alabama
Gayle v. Ennis 1 Tex. 184 1846 1 Texas
Buckels v. Cunningham 14 Miss. 358 1846 0 Mississippi
Webb v. Goodby 12 La. 539 1846 0 Louisiana
Richardson v. Johnson 1 La. Ann. 389 1846 0 Louisiana
John v. Tate 7 Hum. 388 1846 0 Tennessee
Sherrill v. Echard 29 N.C. 161 1846 0 North Carolina