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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 Maryland
Wittick v. Traun 27 Ala. 562 1855 0 Alabama
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Berry v. Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church 7 Md. 564 1855 0 Maryland
Logan v. McGill 8 Md. 461 1855 0 Maryland
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee