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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Webb v. Kemp 2 La. Ann. 370 1847 0 Louisiana
Patton v. Overton 8 Hum. 192 1847 0 Tennessee
Roebuck v. Curry 2 La. Ann. 998 1847 0 Louisiana
State v. Dubord 2 La. Ann. 732 1847 0 Louisiana
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Gilbert v. Meriam 2 La. Ann. 160 1847 0 Louisiana
McTavish v. Carroll 1 Md. Ch. 160 1847 1 Maryland
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Graham’s Ex’r v. Sam 46 Ky. 403 1847 0 Kentucky
Locket v. Child 11 Ala. 640 1847 0 Alabama
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Johnston v. Ashley 7 Ark. 470 1847 0 Arkansas
Rowland v. Logan 11 Ala. 663 1847 1 Alabama
Kirby v. Calhoun 16 Miss. 462 1847 0 Mississippi
Vickery v. Ward 2 Tex. 212 1847 0 Texas
Carr v. Crain 7 Ark. 241 1847 0 Arkansas
Stovall v. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Memphis 16 Miss. 305 1847 0 Mississippi
Betton v. Willis 1 Fla. 226 1847 0 Supreme Court of FL
Denton v. Willcox 2 La. Ann. 60 1847 0 Louisiana