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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Haynes v. Jones 39 Tenn. 372 1859 0 Tennessee
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Dortch 59 Tenn. 740 1874 0 Tennessee
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Criminal Indiana
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Bob v. State 26 Tenn. 129 1846 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Civil Illinois
Phoebe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Civil Illinois
Williams v. Jarrot 6 Ill. 120 1844 0 Civil Illinois
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Civil Illinois
Nelson v. People 33 Ill. 390 1864 0 Criminal Illinois
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Bawcum 57 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
Atwell v. Miller 11 Md. 348 1857 0 Maryland