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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 1848 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 1846 0 Tennessee
Sypert v. Sawyer 26 Tenn. 413 1846 0 Tennessee
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 1846 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee
Fletcher v. State 25 Tenn. 249 1845 0 Tennessee
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Yeatman v. Hart 25 Tenn. 375 1845 0 Tennessee
McLanahan v. McLanahan 25 Tenn. 99 1845 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 Evidence North Carolina
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee