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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Snodgrass v. Snodgrass 60 Tenn. 157 1873 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Thomas 60 Tenn. 120 1873 0 Tennessee
Whelan v. Reilly 5 W. Va. 356 1872 1 West Virginia
Williams v. Buster 5 W. Va. 342 1872 0 West Virginia
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
State ex rel. Clements v. Van Lear 5 Md. 91 1853 0 Maryland
Pearce v. Van Lear 5 Md. 85 1853 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Handy v. Johnson 5 Md. 450 1853 0 Maryland
Marriott v. Badger 5 Md. 306 1853 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 5 Md. 287 1853 0 Maryland
Joynes v. Wartman 5 Md. 195 1853 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Stoddert v. Tuck 5 Md. 18 1853 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Farquharson 5 Md. 134 1853 0 Maryland
Glenn v. Spry 5 Md. 110 1853 0 Maryland
Eells v. People 5 Ill. 497 1843 0 Illinois
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois