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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Stewart 24 Tenn. 308 1844 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Dispute over the Execution of a Loan Supreme Court of FL
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Brooke v. Waring 7 Gill 5 1848 0 Maryland
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
Dail v. Traverse 8 Gill 41 1849 0 Maryland
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Williams v. Bramble 2 Md. 313 1852 0 Maryland