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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mitchell v. Woodson 37 Miss. 567 1859 1 Mississippi
Atnip v. Gilbert 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 181 1859 1 Tennessee
Swan v. Hodges 40 Tenn. 251 1859 1 Tennessee
Bond v. Clay 39 Tenn. 379 1859 1 Tennessee
State v. Bunger 14 La. Ann. 461 1859 1 Louisiana
Barbet v. Roth 14 La. Ann. 381 1859 1 Louisiana
Lazell v. Powell 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 195 1859 1 Tennessee
Lazell v. Powell 1 Shan. Cas. 132 1859 1 Tennessee
Jeter v. Fellowes 32 Pa. 465 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Hill v. Huston's Ex'or 56 Va. 350 1859 1 Virginia
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Hurst v. Word 40 Tenn. 564 1859 1 Tennessee
McGuire v. State 37 Miss. 369 1859 1 Mississippi
Jeffers v. Lampson 10 Ohio St. 101 1859 1 Ohio
Miller v. Emans 19 N.Y. 384 1859 1 New York
Carey v. Dennis 13 Md. 1 1859 1 Maryland
State v. Houser 28 Mo. 233 1859 1 Missouri
Tabb v. Williams 57 N.C. 352 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Campbell v. Watkins 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 184 1859 1 Tennessee
Schwein v. Sims 59 Ky. 209 1859 1 Kentucky