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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Grimshaw v. Walker 12 Ala. 101 1847 0 Conveyance of property Alabama
McLane v. Spence 11 Ala. 172 1847 0 Trespass Alabama
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Dixon v. Thatcher's Heirs 8 Ark. 134 1847 0 Action of replevin for enslaved person Arkansas
Strode v. Clark 12 Ala. 621 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Nolly v. Wilkins 11 Ala. 872 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 Indictment for murder North Carolina
Lewis v. State 17 Miss. 115 1847 0 Mississippi
Russell v. Cheatham 16 Miss. 703 1847 0 Recovery for levy on slaves Mississippi
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 Indictment for high-way robbery North Carolina
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Easly v. Boyd 12 Ala. 684 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Magruder v. Darnall 6 Gill 269 1847 0 Maryland
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Hindman v. Dill & Co. 11 Ala. 689 1847 0 Deed dispute Alabama