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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Arthur v. Chavis 27 Va. 142 1828 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Ward 18 Tenn. 160 1836 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Burts v. Evans 48 Tenn. 420 1870 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Harrison 49 Tenn. 230 1871 0 Tennessee
Gamble v. Gamble's Adm'r. 11 Ala. 966 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Thompson v. Jackson 24 Va. 504 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Simpson v. Mitchell 16 Tenn. 417 1835 0 Tennessee
Petty v. Gayle 25 Ala. 472 1854 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Action of debt Cir Ct, D of VA
Brazelton v. Turney 47 Tenn. 267 1869 0 Tennessee
Trowell v. Carraway 57 Tenn. 104 1872 0 Tennessee
Farrel v. Perry 2 N.C. 2 1790 0 Gifts North Carolina
Ruth v. Owens 23 Va. 507 1824 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Dodson v. Simpson 23 Va. 294 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Graves v. Graves 28 Va. 34 1829 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Porter ex rel. Porter v. Blakemore 42 Tenn. 556 1865 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Miller 47 Ga. 346 1872 0 Executor to will Supreme Court of Georgia