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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Branch of the Bank of the State at Decatur v. Peirce 3 Ala. 321 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Ownership Dispute Based on Gift Alabama
Hopkins v. Land 4 Ala. 427 1842 0 Property dispute Alabama
Chambers v. Mauldin 4 Ala. 477 1842 0 Settlement of Deed Alabama
Jordan v. Garnett 3 Ala. 610 1842 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Beard v. Childress 4 Ala. 411 1842 0 Detinue for Two Enslaved Persons Alabama
Porter v. Porter 22 Tenn. 586 1842 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Hinton v. Cole 22 Tenn. 656 1842 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Anderson 22 Tenn. 581 1842 0 Tennessee
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Brent v. Peyton 40 Va. 604 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
McAden v. Gibson 5 Ala. 341 1843 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Yerger v. Rains 23 Tenn. 259 1843 0 Tennessee
Arrington v. Cheatham 41 Va. 492 1843 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Stallsworth v. Stallsworth 5 Ala. 143 1843 0 Dispute over Will Alabama