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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Spalding v. Grigg 4 Ga. 75 1848 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
Floyd v. Goodwin 16 Tenn. 484 1835 0 Tennessee
Barbee v. Mason 45 Tenn. 108 1867 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Lawrence v. Lawrence 2 Swan 141 1852 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. McGhee 24 Tenn. 13 1844 0 Tennessee
Parker's v. Gilliam 18 Tenn. 394 1837 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Fowlkes 38 Tenn. 533 1858 0 Tennessee
Eaton v. Breathett 27 Tenn. 534 1847 0 Tennessee
Smith's Executors v. Mabry 17 Tenn. 313 1836 0 Tennessee
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Tarpley v. Gannaway 42 Tenn. 246 1865 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Sharp 39 Va. 427 1841 0 Fraudulent bill SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Commonwealth 31 Va. 693 1834 0 Writ of error General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Booth 27 Va. 670 1828 0 Unlawful Assembly of Slaves General Ct of VA
Williamson v. Farley 21 Va. 15 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Holladay v. Littlepage 16 Va. 316 1811 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Flemings v. Willis 6 Va. 5 1799 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA