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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Ross 22 Tenn. 220 1842 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. Hoss 22 Tenn. 142 1842 0 Tennessee
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland
Hickman v. Cantrell 17 Tenn. 172 1836 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Fancher 21 Tenn. 510 1841 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Marshall 21 Tenn. 116 1840 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Middlebrook v. Nelson 34 Ga. 506 1866 0 Contract issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Weaver v. Yeatmans 15 Ala. 539 1849 0 Right of Property Alabama
Flowers v. Glasgow 2 N.C. 141 1794 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Polhill v. Neal 50 Ga. 146 1873 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia
Walker v. Brown 30 Tenn. 179 1850 0 Tennessee