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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Myers' Executors v. Myers 33 Ala. 85 1858 0 Action brought Against Executor to Recover Enslaved Persons Alabama
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Thompson 37 Tenn. 349 1858 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Woodson v. Pearce 37 Tenn. 416 1858 0 Tennessee
Gamble v. Nunn 37 Tenn. 465 1858 0 Tennessee
Prince v. Broach 37 Tenn. 318 1858 0 Tennessee
Kelly v. Davis 38 Tenn. 71 1858 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Jones 38 Tenn. 574 1858 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Fox 14 Md. 388 1859 0 Maryland
Perry v. High 40 Tenn. 349 1859 0 Tennessee
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Cannon 40 Tenn. 354 1859 0 Tennessee
Fleming v. Gilmer 35 Ala. 62 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Willett v. Carroll 13 Md. 459 1859 0 Maryland
Peers v. Davis’ Administrators 29 Mo. 184 1859 0 Missouri
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee