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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Irwin v. Chrisman 42 Tenn. 501 1865 0 Tennessee
Bearden v. Taylor 42 Tenn. 134 1865 0 Tennessee
Smith v. State 39 Ala. 554 1865 0 Adultery action Alabama
McGlothlin v. State 42 Tenn. 223 1865 0 Tennessee
Young v. Thompson 42 Tenn. 596 1865 0 Tennessee
Moody v. McCown 39 Ala. 586 1865 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Tarpley v. Gannaway 42 Tenn. 246 1865 0 Tennessee
Fogg v. Rogers 42 Tenn. 290 1865 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Banks 42 Tenn. 546 1865 0 Tennessee
William v. State 39 Ala. 532 1865 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Smithers v. Hooper 23 Md. 273 1865 0 Maryland
Bruce v. Leveringe 23 Md. 288 1865 0 Maryland
State v. Davidson 42 Tenn. 184 1865 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Elvira, a Slave 57 Va. 561 1865 0 Attempted Murder SC of Appeals VA
Russ v. Mitchell 11 Fla. 80 1865 0 Recovery of the Value of Slaves for Hire Supreme Court of FL
Abernathy v. Black 42 Tenn. 314 1865 0 Tennessee
Braswell v. Downs 11 Fla. 62 1865 0 Enforcement of an Alleged Failed Trust Supreme Court of FL
Walker v. Mock's Administrator 39 Ala. 568 1865 0 Action on common money Alabama