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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Ireland 4 Md. 444 1853 0 Maryland
Steuart v. Williams 3 Md. 425 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Holmes v. Mitchell 4 Md. 532 1853 0 Maryland
Cole v. Ensor 3 Md. 446 1853 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Clements v. Van Lear 5 Md. 91 1853 0 Maryland
Leiper v. Hoffman 26 Miss. 615 1853 0 Mississippi
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Franklin v. Ezell 1 Sneed 497 1853 0 Tennessee
Bramlet v. Bates 1 Sneed 554 1853 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. Summers 1 Sneed 453 1853 0 Tennessee
Aikin v. Smith 1 Sneed 304 1853 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Walton 1 Sneed 258 1853 0 Tennessee
Isham v. State 1 Sneed 111 1853 0 Tennessee
Van Winkle v. Smith 26 Miss. 491 1853 0 Mississippi
Laura v. State 26 Miss. 174 1853 0 Mississippi
Waul v. Kirkman 25 Miss. 609 1853 0 Mississippi
Thompson v. Hunt 22 Ala. 517 1853 1 Alabama