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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vaden v. Vaden 38 Tenn. 444 1858 0 Tennessee
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Fowlkes 38 Tenn. 533 1858 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Jones 38 Tenn. 574 1858 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Metcalf 38 Tenn. 64 1858 0 Tennessee
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
Duncan v. Wright 38 Va. 542 1841 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Ware v. W'Candlish 38 Va. 595 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Anderson's Ex'ors v. Anderson 38 Va. 616 1841 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Whitman v. Revels' Adm'r 39 Ala. 121 1863 0 Detinue Alabama
Cowles v. Andrews 39 Ala. 125 1863 0 Conflict Claims of Sale Alabama
Twelves v. Nevill 39 Ala. 175 1863 0 Enforcement of Trust Alabama