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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rowland v. Rorke 49 N.C. 337 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Johns v. Johns 23 Ga. 31 1857 0 Bill for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Griffon v. Blanc 12 La. Ann. 5 1857 1 Louisiana
Bartee v. Tompkins 36 Tenn. 623 1857 0 Tennessee
Cole v. Cole 37 Tenn. 57 1857 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Bragg v. French 37 Tenn. 244 1857 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Buchanan 37 Tenn. 721 1857 0 Tennessee
Atkins v. Lewis 55 Va. 30 1857 1 Virginia
Major v. State 36 Tenn. 597 1857 0 Tennessee
Wallace v. Canaday 36 Tenn. 364 1857 0 Tennessee
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Va. 639 1857 1 Virginia
Pritchard v. Wallace 36 Tenn. 405 1857 0 Tennessee
Towner v. Lucas' Ex'or 54 Va. 705 1857 1 Virginia
Randolph v. Wendel 36 Tenn. 646 1857 0 Tennessee
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware