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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 1848 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
Montgomery v. Morris 32 Ga. 173 1861 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Janes ex rel. Vanover v. Horton 32 Ga. 245 1861 0 Property (slave) not delivered to plaintiff Supreme Court of Georgia
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Hargrove 22 Ala. 150 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Brent v. Peyton 40 Va. 604 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Tresspass Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Hollis 31 Ga. 143 1860 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee
Alston v. Boyd 25 Tenn. 504 1846 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Roberts 25 Tenn. 124 1845 0 Tennessee
Croft v. State 25 Tenn. 317 1845 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. County Commissioners 12 Md. 132 1858 0 Maryland
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee