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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Bawcum 57 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
State v. Whitfield 70 N.C. 356 1874 0 Larceny North Carolina
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
State v. Henry 31 N.C. 463 1849 0 Burglary North Carolina
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Ruth v. Owens 23 Va. 507 1824 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Main v. Alexander 9 Ark. 112 1848 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Griffin v. Graham 8 N.C. 96 1820 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cash v. State 29 Tenn. 111 1849 0 Tennessee
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Ford 42 Tenn. 74 1865 0 Tennessee
Wall v. Allen 63 Tenn. 210 1874 0 Tennessee
Cooley v. Steele 39 Tenn. 605 1859 0 Tennessee
Gass’ Heirs v. Gass’ Ex’rs 22 Tenn. 278 1842 0 Tennessee
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Illinois
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Conrad 30 Tenn. 412 1850 0 Tennessee
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee