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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 1848 0 Tennessee
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Tresspass Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee
Alston v. Boyd 25 Tenn. 504 1846 0 Tennessee
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Adams v. McMichael 37 Ala. 432 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Smith 30 Ga. 263 1860 0 Equity Action, conveyance of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Stanwood v. Clampitt 23 Miss. 372 1852 0 Surety on mortgage (?) Mississippi