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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Booker v. Kirkpatrick 67 Va. 145 1875 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Thomas 67 Tenn. 417 1874 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 1874 0 Tennessee
Plunkard v. State 67 Md. 364 1887 0 Maryland
Beacroft v. Strawn 67 Ill. 28 1873 0 Illinois
Hall's Ex'or v. Smith 66 Va. 70 1874 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Barton v. Cannon 66 Tenn. 398 1874 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Hemming v. Elliott 66 Md. 197 1886 0 Maryland
Cross v. Bloomer 65 Tenn. 74 1873 0 Tennessee
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 1872 0 Tennessee
Hyden v. Hyden 65 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
McClure v. Doak 65 Tenn. 364 1873 0 Tennessee
Ferris v. Eichbaum 63 Tenn. 70 1874 0 Tennessee
Gleaves v. Wilson 63 Tenn. 54 1874 0 Tennessee
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 1874 0 Tennessee
Mickle v. Brown 63 Tenn. 468 1874 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee