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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Read v. Bailey 2 Mart. (o.s.) 60 1811 0 Louisiana
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Cecil 2 Mart. (o.s.) 208 1812 0 Louisiana
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Hoyle v. Smith 38 Tenn. 90 1858 0 Tennessee
Ocoee Bank v. Nelson 41 Tenn. 186 1860 0 Tennessee
Kirby v. Miller 44 Tenn. 3 1867 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Hay v. Conner 2 H. & J. 347 1806 0 Maryland
Ratrie v. Sanders 2 H. & J. 327 1806 0 Maryland
Smith v. Smith's Adm'rs 21 Ala. 761 1852 0 Alabama
Perry v. High 40 Tenn. 349 1859 0 Tennessee
Shorter v. Boswell 2 H. & J. 359 1806 0 Maryland
Byram v. McGuire 40 Tenn. 530 1859 0 Tennessee
Browning v. Magill 2 H. & J. 308 1806 0 Maryland
Hall v. Griffith 2 H. & J. 483 1806 0 Maryland
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee
George v. Dennis 2 H. & J. 454 1806 0 Maryland
Morrison v. Galloway 2 H. & J. 461 1806 0 Maryland
Rusk v. Sowerwine 3 H. & J. 97 1810 0 Maryland