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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Byrn v. Fleming 40 Tenn. 658 1859 1 Tennessee
Gibson v. Hill 23 Tex. 77 1859 0 Texas
Goodwin v. Hammond 13 Cal. 168 1859 1 California
Oxford v. State 33 Ala. 416 1859 0 Alabama
Goodhue v. Clark 37 N.H. 525 1859 1 New Hampshire
Fisher v. Pollard 39 Tenn. 314 1859 1 Tennessee
Campbell v. Watkins 1 Shan. Cas. 121 1859 1 Tennessee
Peers v. Davis’ Administrators 29 Mo. 184 1859 0 Missouri
Jamison v. Bridge 14 La. Ann. 31 1859 0 Louisiana
Bond v. Clay 39 Tenn. 379 1859 1 Tennessee
Johnson v. Johnson 59 Ky. 331 1859 1 Kentucky
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Fowler v. Fisk 12 Cal. 112 1859 1 California
Johnson v. Hoyle 40 Tenn. 56 1859 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Sliger 40 Tenn. 214 1859 0 Tennessee
Lownes v. Hunter 39 Tenn. 343 1859 1 Tennessee
Cheatham v. Brien 40 Tenn. 552 1859 1 Tennessee
Smith v. Cozart 39 Tenn. 526 1859 0 Tennessee
Tutt v. Ide 24 F. Cas. 393 1859 1 United States