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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Satterfield v. Mayes 30 Tenn. 58 1850 0 Tennessee
Hammond v. State 14 Md. 135 1859 0 Maryland
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
Goodwin v. Morgan 1 Stew. 278 1828 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Clevenger v. Clevenger 48 Tenn. 104 1870 0 Tennessee
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators 16 Md. 516 1861 0 Maryland
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Delaware
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Alabama
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Worthy v. Johnson 10 Ga. 358 1851 0 Supreme Court of Georgia