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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
Blount v. Hawkins 57 N.C. 161 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad v. John 37 Tenn. 524 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Ingram v. Smith 38 Tenn. 411 1858 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Torrence 51 N.C. 260 1858 0 Action of convenant North Carolina
Reids Adm'r v. Blackstone 55 Va. 363 1858 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Metcalf 38 Tenn. 64 1858 0 Tennessee
Hoyle v. Smith 38 Tenn. 90 1858 0 Tennessee
Lancaster v. Allen 38 Tenn. 326 1858 0 Tennessee
Vaden v. Vaden 38 Tenn. 444 1858 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
State v. Hannibal 51 N.C. 57 1858 0 Indictment against a slave for carrying firearms North Carolina
Wade v. Cantrell 38 Tenn. 346 1858 0 Tennessee
Prince v. Broach 37 Tenn. 318 1858 0 Tennessee
Morgan & Co. v. Cooper 38 Tenn. 430 1858 0 Tennessee
Woods v. Burrough 39 Tenn. 202 1858 0 Tennessee
Hodge v. Blanton 38 Tenn. 560 1858 0 Tennessee
Pierson v. Hammond 22 Tex. 585 1858 0 Texas
Moore v. Lesueur 33 Ala. 237 1858 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama