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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Adams v. McMichael 37 Ala. 432 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
State v. Love 23 Tenn. 255 1843 0 Tennessee
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Finney v. Sanford 41 Ga. 295 1870 0 Estate and slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Ricks 42 Va. 416 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Thompsons v. Meek 34 Va. 419 1836 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Henderson v. Downing 24 Miss. 106 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Raines v. Childress 21 Tenn. 449 1841 0 Tennessee
Fowler v. Norman 21 Tenn. 384 1841 0 Tennessee
Pool v. Harrison 18 Ala. 514 1850 0 Detinue Alabama