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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Charles Bros. v. State 42 Tenn. 201 1865 0 Tennessee
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Transfer of property dispute Alabama
Hagan v. Lucas 35 U.S. 400 1836 0 United States
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas
Porter v. Miller 7 Tex. 468 1852 0 Petition claiming slave as property Texas
Kevan v. Branch 42 Va. 275 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Phœbe v. Boggess 42 Va. 129 1844 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Whiting v. Rust 42 Va. 483 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slaves General Ct. of VA
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Settlement and distrubution of estate Alabama
Garrett v. Rhea 9 Ala. 134 1846 0 Levy on a salve Alabama
Young v. Warne 41 Va. 420 1843 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Perkins v. Reed 14 Ala. 536 1848 0 Error in claiming title to enslaved person Alabama
Hendricks v. Compton's Ex'or 41 Va. 192 1843 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Lathrop v. Lumpkin 41 Va. 49 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA