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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Ware v. Richardson 3 Md. 505 1853 0 Maryland
Hamner v. Smith 22 Ala. 433 1853 0 Alabama
Cooper v. Summers 1 Sneed 453 1853 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Walton 1 Sneed 258 1853 0 Tennessee
Bramlet v. Bates 1 Sneed 554 1853 0 Tennessee
Joynes v. Wartman 5 Md. 195 1853 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Ezell 1 Sneed 497 1853 0 Tennessee
Clarke v. McClure 51 Va. 305 1853 1 Virginia
Creigh's Heirs v. Henson 51 Va. 231 1853 1 Virginia
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Bank of St. Mary’s v. State 12 Ga. 475 1853 0 Supreme Court
Clayton v. Thompson 13 Ga. 206 1853 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Obenchain 51 Va. 259 1853 1 Virginia
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Mississippi
Watkins v. Barnes 1 Sneed 201 1853 0 Tennessee
McGavock v. Wood 1 Sneed 181 1853 0 Tennessee
Logan v. Phillips 18 Mo. 22 1853 0 Missouri
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL