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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Cecil v. Rose 17 Md. 92 1861 0 Maryland
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Recovery of lands Ohio
McKenzie v. Kerr 37 Tenn. 539 1858 0 Tennessee
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Hone v. Ammons 14 Ill. 29 1852 0 Illinois
Skipwith's Ex'or v. Cunningham 35 Va. 271 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 (attempted) sexual assault General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Rucker's Adm'r v. Gilbert 30 Va. 8 1831 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 Kidnapping General Ct of VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA