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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sanders v. Smallwood 30 N.C. 125 1847 0 North Carolina
Donnell v. Mateer's Ex'rs 40 N.C. 7 1847 0 North Carolina
Small v. Pool 30 N.C. 47 1847 0 North Carolina
Rea v. Rhodes 40 N.C. 148 1847 0 North Carolina
Bennett v. Williamson 30 N.C. 121 1847 0 North Carolina
McLeod v. Powe 12 Ala. 9 1847 0 Alabama
Carr v. Crain 7 Ark. 241 1847 0 Arkansas
Jones v. Zandt 46 U.S. 215 1847 0 United States
Esselman v. Wells 27 Tenn. 482 1847 1 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Sawyers v. Cator 27 Tenn. 256 1847 1 Tennessee
Peters v. McKeon 4 Denio 546 1847 1 New York
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Wallen v. Huff 1 Shan. Cas. 4 1847 1 Tennessee
Wallen v. Huff 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 21 1847 1 Tennessee
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Alabama
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Locket v. Child 11 Ala. 640 1847 0 Alabama