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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 567 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 563 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
State v. Post 20 N.J.L. 368 1845 Master - slave relationship dispute New Jersey
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Pearson v. Taylor 20 N.C. 60 1838 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 Property Interests North Carolina