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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Forgay v. Conrad 47 U.S. 201 1848 0 United States
Peers v. Davis’ Administrators 29 Mo. 184 1859 0 Missouri
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Mississippi
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Arkansas
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Mississippi
McConnell v. Hardeman 15 Ark. 151 1854 0 Arkansas
White v. Smith 46 S.C.L. 595 1860 0 South Carolina
Thomas' Adm'r v. Lewis 89 Va. 1 1892 0 Virginia
Nathan v. State 8 Mo. 631 1844 0 Missouri
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Thornton v. Burch 20 Ga. 791 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Supreme Court
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Winship 20 Ga. 429 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Peter v. State 7 Miss. 326 1842 0 Mississippi
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee