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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Baker v. Washington 5 Stew. & P. 142 1833 0 Alabama
Cooper v. Peck 22 Ala. 406 1853 0 Alabama
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee
Bob v. State 26 Tenn. 129 1846 0 Tennessee
Dozier v. Joyce 8 Port. 303 1838 0 Alabama
Williams v. Mosher 6 Gill 454 1848 0 Maryland
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana
Baird v. Bland 19 Va. 492 1817 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gorman v. Campbell 14 Ga. 137 1853 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Atwood 14 Ga. 402 1854 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pinckard v. McCoy 22 Ga. 28 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Strain v. Wright 7 Ga. 568 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cecile v. St. Denis 9 Rob. 231 1844 0 Louisiana
Merritt v. Scott 6 Ga. 563 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Arkansas
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators of Ligon v. Rogers 12 Ga. 281 1852 0 Georgia
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Alabama