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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware
Loyd v. Currin 22 Tenn. 462 1842 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Garnett 3 Ala. 610 1842 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Calhoun v. Cozens 3 Ala. 498 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Greer 22 Tenn. 118 1842 0 Tennessee
Whitmore v. Parks 22 Tenn. 95 1842 0 Tennessee
Britain v. State 22 Tenn. 203 1842 0 Tennessee
Winnard v. Robbins 22 Tenn. 614 1842 0 Tennessee
Branch of the Bank of the State at Decatur v. Peirce 3 Ala. 321 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Stewart v. Fowler 3 Ala. 629 1842 0 Trespass for taking a enslaved person Alabama
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Pickard v. Peters 3 Ala. 493 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Green v. Deberry 24 N.C. 344 1842 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gupton v. McCawley 22 Tenn. 468 1842 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Peebles 24 N.C. 449 1842 0 Action of trespass North Carolina